HP unveils "The Machine" the future of computers

[SvennoJ]

BlkPaladin said:

SvennoJ said:
Photonics making a come back in computing? Have they actually made a working prototype yet?
I guess it will come out together with the Unlimited detail engine.,

They have made working prototypes they just haven't been small enough or viaable enough to make it to the market. HVD was the closest i guess.

HVD has gone mysteriously quiet, 3.9tb discs with 1 Gb/s transfer rate.
And there are already new techniques http://gizmodo.com/researchers-have-found-a-way-to-cram-1-000-terabytes-on-531549229 with it's own problems.

Meanwhile you can get 1TB flash drives, although it will cost you $900

Easier to put out a very expensive flash drive, than a very expensive disc that requires an even more expensive reader and writer.
The HVD discs were supposed to start at $100-120 for 3.9tb, but the reader/writer would be a 10k investment.

Businesses continue using tape anyway. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/181560-sony-develops-tech-for-185tb-tapes-3700-times-more-storage-than-a-blu-ray-disc

Where's my future with litle holo datacubes!