The powwwwer of OS X !!
I've just receve my external Cicero USB floppy drive for transfer my girlfriend's homeworks Since Mac doesn't have one, it's very usefull.
I want to test it and format a floppy.
Unlike OS 9, OS X don't have a format menu. Well, so I open Disk Utilities, and what I discover ?
I can format it HFS+ (hey, it's 1.44mb !) ok well... let's continue... next tab.
I can partition my floppy (!!!!!) wow. that's the option I want !! right now ! I want 5 x 260K partitions ! next tab...
I CAN DO A RAID SETUP WITH MY FLOPPY !!!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> I like OS X !!! I want to set my seagate cheeta in RAID mode with my floppy ! If i put the FAT of the cheeta on "RAID floppy", that would be sreamming fast ! hey, it's RAID ! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Did someone recommend using RAID floppy for OS X swap ??
[ 11-03-2002: Message edited by: microtrash ]</p>
I want to test it and format a floppy.
Unlike OS 9, OS X don't have a format menu. Well, so I open Disk Utilities, and what I discover ?
I can format it HFS+ (hey, it's 1.44mb !) ok well... let's continue... next tab.
I can partition my floppy (!!!!!) wow. that's the option I want !! right now ! I want 5 x 260K partitions ! next tab...
I CAN DO A RAID SETUP WITH MY FLOPPY !!!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> I like OS X !!! I want to set my seagate cheeta in RAID mode with my floppy ! If i put the FAT of the cheeta on "RAID floppy", that would be sreamming fast ! hey, it's RAID ! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Did someone recommend using RAID floppy for OS X swap ??
[ 11-03-2002: Message edited by: microtrash ]</p>
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have to try that with my zip 250...
<strong> Extra credit for demonstrating a punch card RAID. </strong><hr></blockquote>
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> haha.. you're the winner <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> That's the best thing that I ever heard ! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
<strong> Extra credit for demonstrating a punch card RAID. </strong><hr></blockquote>
I guess checksums accross cards would be fast. Hold them up over each other and see that the holes line up?
Write speed would certainly take quite a hit.
This is going to be fast
[ 11-04-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>
testing with various models of digital camera
the 20Gb iPod is actually two 10Gb drives inside,
not a single large disk, so it should be RAID capable already
this is theoretically a substantial discovery
at least insofar as memory sticks/cards will have nanosecond access while drives will have millisecond access... factor of 10 advantage...
except for that usb transfer in the middle of course
but an iPod or smart card raid is easier to cool than a rack mount. more portable too.
not to say i wouldn't love to see a Babbage Difference Engine RAID. They built a 'printer' for one a couple of years ago.
Silicon is for lightweights... real computers are solid brass.
sounds like a challenge suitable for woz.
prize winner for natural RAID technology has to be a hologram. all pieces contain whole.
[ 11-04-2002: Message edited by: curiousuburb ]</p>
Though I am trying to just erase it right now and for some reason, it's been going for almost 5 minutes. It never took more than 10 seconds before when I tried it in Disk Utility.
Well.. now it's done Erasing.. But it didn't remount and in the list in Disk Util it shows 2 partitions. One called Unnamed and one with no name. ???
Now I'm partitioning it into one. Geeze. I shouldn't have tried this.
Dang.. I think I ruined my disk. It won't mount anymore. Jaguar does NOT LIKE MY SUPERDISK ANYMORE! SON OF A...
[ 11-05-2002: Message edited by: Jasoco ]</p>
Andrew
Independant used to be Inexpensive
[ 11-06-2002: Message edited by: aksoldotna ]</p>
<strong>the 20Gb iPod is actually two 10Gb drives inside, not a single large disk, so it should be RAID capable already
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What?
<img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
[ 11-08-2002: Message edited by: serrano ]</p>