Tag: hard drives

When Hardware Fails, Life Pauses

Published by C. S. Wyatt, MFA/Ph.D. on August 31, 2022

Susan’s 27-inch iMac died. Our Synology network-attached storage (NAS) server died. The Tameri hosting service experienced a major “glitch” that blocked FTP access. Susan’s iPhone…

Data Ghosts of Hardware Past

Published by C. S. Wyatt, MFA/Ph.D. on June 4, 2012

8-inch floppy disk drive compared in size to 3.5″ floppy disk of 1984 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley June 4, 2012 Deadline July…

Archives Aren’t Backups: Storing Data for the Future

Published by C. S. Wyatt, MFA/Ph.D. on January 24, 2011

Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley January 24, 2011 Deadline March 2011 Issue Archives Aren’t Backups: Storing Data for the Future Do you remember WordStar? Lotus 1-2-3?…