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Floppy RAID Doesn’t Manage To Make Floppy Disks Useful Again
ohgizmo.com - 5/26/2009
Floppy RAID Doesn’t Manage To Make Floppy Disks Useful Again
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By Evan Ackerman If you work for a company that makes USB 3.5″ floppy disk drives, like Daniel Olson does, you probably find yourself with a lot of down time. In an effort to make 3.5″ floppies relevant again, Daniel made himself a RAID array out of 5 drives and a USB hub. The ...
Totally Awesome But Useless Floppy RAID
everyjoe.com - 5/22/2009
Totally Awesome But Useless Floppy RAID
— everyjoe.com — To recap, RAID is basically a way of linking drives together, either to improve the disk read/write... speed of a computer, provide a data backup that immediately kicks in upon failure, or a combination of both. And yes, most RAID setups involve the use ... (more) Totally Awesome But Useless Floppy RAID
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USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID
ohlssonvox.8k.com - 5/22/2009
USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID
— ohlssonvox.8k.com — USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID (more) USB Floppy Disk Drive RAID
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3.5-inch Floppy Disk RAID Array Is of Questionable Value
dvice.com - 5/23/2009
3.5-inch Floppy Disk RAID Array Is of Questionable Value
— dvice.com — Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should . That didn't stop Daniel Blade Olson,... who created a RAID array out of a series of floppy disk drives. Yes, he set up a redundant storage system on a format that hasn't been relevant in over a ... (more) 3.5-inch Floppy Disk RAID Array Is of Questionable Value
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Wired: Gadget Lab:  Five-Disk Floppy RAID: 4MB of Blistering Fast Storage

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Five-Disk Floppy RAID: 4MB of Blistering Fast Storage
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... connected more units together, but I ran out of USB ports” says Olson. And he’s still going. Already built are a 2X speed floppy RAID (” It was able to transfer the same awesome DEVO song in just 16 seconds! KICK ASS!!!”) and a Sony Memory Stick RAID. Next up: A RAID made from 127 floppy drives. USB Floppy Disk Striped RAID Under OS X [Ohlssonvox via Every Joe and Oh Gizmo!] Photos: Daniel Olson *Porn-star name: Daniel “Blade” Olson ...

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