Re: [Nolug] Cyberspace not always the fastest way to xfer data

> http://www.notes.co.il/benbasat/5240.asp
>
> I reminds me of a quote I heard *many* moons ago: "never under-
> estimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes".
>
> He was referring to 9-track tapes vs. 56k leased lines, but the
> premise is still the same: How many 2GB flash cards could you fit
> in a minivan?
>
> With tag-team drivers sleeping in the passenget seat, it could take
> 2 days (48 hours) to drive 3,000 miles The little plastic container
> that flash cards come in are ~1.125 cu inches. If the back of a
> minivan is 5'x4'x4', that's 11,520 cu in, fitting 10,240 chips, or
> 20.480TB. That averages out to 121.35MB/s.
>
> Not too shabby!
>
> Hitachi's new 400GB 3.5" hard drive would let you stuff 195.2TB
> in the minivan, for a bandwidth of 1.16GB/s.
>
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How much time did it take to load up all the flash cards?
How about downloading the data on the other end?
Was it included in the equation?

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