Hack247 takes us back to the 80’s with this interesting documentary, showcasing “a 100 Gigabyte Solid state storage device.” Video after the jump.

…it works using green and red lasers to store and read the data. As explained in the video, the problem they had is that in the process of reading the information it also destroys the information. They get around this problem by using another laser to rewrite every bit. Obviously it was never designed to be used in the home and was more proof of concept…

Hack247 takes us back to the 80’s with this interesting documentary, showcasing “a 100 Gigabyte Solid state storage device.” Video after the jump.

…it works using green and red lasers to store and read the data. As explained in the video, the problem they had is that in the process of reading the information it also destroys the information. They get around this problem by using another laser to rewrite every bit. Obviously it was never designed to be used in the home and was more proof of concept…

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