Computer Storage, Part 2
33 entries in the Computer Storage, Part 2 compendium.
OpenfilerFree NAS and SAN operating system based on CentOS.Orb DriveA 3.5-inch removable hard-disk drive from Castlewood Systems.Partial-response maximum-likelihoodPRML reads magnetic data from weak analog signals reliably.Personal data managerPortable tool for secure storage and access of personal data.RL01/RL02Removable-cartridge disk drives for PDP-8 and PDP-11 systems.Rotronics WafadriveMagnetic tape storage peripheral for the ZX Spectrum.SCSI initiator and targetEndpoints that initiate or respond to SCSI commands over a network.Seagate BarracudaSeagate's pioneering 7200 RPM hard drive line since 1993.Seagate SeaShieldElectrostatic shield for Seagate Medalist and Barracuda hard drives.SeaMicroUltra-dense microservers for data centers and cloud services.SheevaPlugEarly plug computer and predecessor to the Raspberry Pi.Solid-state driveSolid-state drives store data in semiconductor cells with no moving parts.Storage Module DeviceSMD was the standard large-disk interface before Intelligent Peripheral Interface.Sun Open StorageOpen source storage platform designed to eliminate vendor lock-in.Tarbell Cassette InterfaceA fast, reliable S-100 bus cassette interface from 1976.TonidoRemote access and home server software for network-attached storage.ULLtraDIMMSanDisk solid state storage on the DDR3 memory bus.Unity ISISScalable storage system for broadcast video files.Universal Storage PlatformHitachi disk array that virtualized external storage within the appliance.USB mass storage device classProtocol making USB devices accessible as external hard drives.Write Once Read ForeverData written once, stored permanently without refresh.XylogicsAmerican developer of disk controllers and networking hardware for minicomputers.PetaBoxA high-density, low-power storage unit designed by the Internet Archive.Sun Fire X4500A data server integrating storage and compute, designed for ZFS.Xserve RAIDApple's 14-drive rack-mounted storage array with dual independent controllers.Floppy diskA magnetic storage medium enclosed in a square plastic shell.3½-inch floppy diskThe 3½-inch floppy disk became the standard portable storage medium.40-track modeA floppy disk steganography method hiding data on odd tracks.Berg connectorA brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware, notably for floppy drives.Bit nibblerLow-level software that copies floppy disks bit by bit.Cromemco 4FDCS-100 floppy controller with RDOS and RS-232 serial.Disk densityCapacity designation on magnetic storage, usually floppy disks.Disk swappingSwapping floppy disks to use programs and data with one drive.
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