Thank you Robert. This is my favorite site, as a caregiver it helps me to cope!!!! Appreciate all that you do!!
Barry
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Thanks for all the hard work Robert and good luck with the move to the new server!
Thanks everyone for your very kind words and support.
As for videos that would be super cool, but unfortunately a 1tb disk would get filled up rather fast if I tried to support video uploads. YouTube is much better suited for that and integrates with the site nicely.
As for videos that would be super cool, but unfortunately a 1tb disk would get filled up rather fast if I tried to support video uploads. YouTube is much better suited for that and integrates with the site nicely.
arbilab
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A day without AW is like air without oxygen. Thanks Robert, will anticipate.
Hi Robert.
Thanks for creating my favourite website in the whole internet.
Thanks for creating my favourite website in the whole internet.
Thank you, Robert!
So, what size donation is needed/acceptable to pay for all this new fancy shmancy upgrade? I know it has to cost more. Will you be requesting money when we renew or do you need it now?
So, what size donation is needed/acceptable to pay for all this new fancy shmancy upgrade? I know it has to cost more. Will you be requesting money when we renew or do you need it now?
So, what size donation is needed/acceptable to pay for all this new fancy shmancy upgrade?
Hi Tom, thank you for asking about that. Right now all is fine. I'm going to take a wait and see attitude on that as I have been extra careful to budget ahead of time for this more expensive monthly rental fee over the past few months. I've tried very hard to keep the base donation fee at $12 over the past 9 years and I haven't raised it as of yet. Quite a few users have been very kind over the years and have added extra cash to the $12 base rate when it's time for them to renew and I very much appreciate those who can do that. I do realize that for some even $12 is difficult and I don't want to alienate those members so that's why I'm doing a wait and see on this.
Thank you again for asking, it's very kind of you! If I see this is going to be an issue I will have discussion with everyone.
Hi Tom, thank you for asking about that. Right now all is fine. I'm going to take a wait and see attitude on that as I have been extra careful to budget ahead of time for this more expensive monthly rental fee over the past few months. I've tried very hard to keep the base donation fee at $12 over the past 9 years and I haven't raised it as of yet. Quite a few users have been very kind over the years and have added extra cash to the $12 base rate when it's time for them to renew and I very much appreciate those who can do that. I do realize that for some even $12 is difficult and I don't want to alienate those members so that's why I'm doing a wait and see on this.
Thank you again for asking, it's very kind of you! If I see this is going to be an issue I will have discussion with everyone.
maytag63
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Thank you Robert
Thank you for all the work and time you give us! For me this site is like a family to go to when I'm down and dealing with life's challenges.
Thank you for all the work and time you give us! For me this site is like a family to go to when I'm down and dealing with life's challenges.
gus
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Hi Rob, I don´t know if this is the right moment, but can you tell what and where is the third place you talk about beyond this and vacuumland? Thank you whatever your answer.
vacerator
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Yes, thank's Robert!
I don't post too often anymore, as the newness novelty of it has weened somewhat.
I'm willing to contribute by upgrading to a premium member, but I don't work anymore, besides keeping up the house, and domestic chores. I haven't yet began drawing my retirement, as I'll get more the longer I wait because of my age. I also don't mind all of our the budget, so did not get the go ahead. Sorry.
I've been busy over the past year getting healthier and back in shape since losing my parents. My siblings and I all put on weight taking care of them. Dad preferred to eat out, more than at home, as there was not a lot of time to prepare healthy meals taking him to hemo dialysis and doctors.
My gym membership costs more now, because we've joined a new one with better equipment and hours, even with a couples discount.
I've dropped from 245 LBS. a year ago to 178, which is what I weighed at age 25.
My wedding ring fits me again since 3 years ago.
Building muscle bulk is more difficult over age 40, not to mention 55, but I feel like I'm 40 again.
Several friends and relatives have been inspired by my progress, and are also now trying to become fit.
I don't post too often anymore, as the newness novelty of it has weened somewhat.
I'm willing to contribute by upgrading to a premium member, but I don't work anymore, besides keeping up the house, and domestic chores. I haven't yet began drawing my retirement, as I'll get more the longer I wait because of my age. I also don't mind all of our the budget, so did not get the go ahead. Sorry.
I've been busy over the past year getting healthier and back in shape since losing my parents. My siblings and I all put on weight taking care of them. Dad preferred to eat out, more than at home, as there was not a lot of time to prepare healthy meals taking him to hemo dialysis and doctors.
My gym membership costs more now, because we've joined a new one with better equipment and hours, even with a couples discount.
I've dropped from 245 LBS. a year ago to 178, which is what I weighed at age 25.
My wedding ring fits me again since 3 years ago.
Building muscle bulk is more difficult over age 40, not to mention 55, but I feel like I'm 40 again.
Several friends and relatives have been inspired by my progress, and are also now trying to become fit.
Hi Rob, I don´t know if this is the right moment, but can you tell what and where is the third place you talk about beyond this and vacuumland?
Hi Gus, I'm not sure what you mean. First was Automatic Ephemera, second will be automaticwasher.org (maybe early this evening depending on when I get home from work) and third will be Vacuumland once everything is settled with automaticwasher.org.
Hi Gus, I'm not sure what you mean. First was Automatic Ephemera, second will be automaticwasher.org (maybe early this evening depending on when I get home from work) and third will be Vacuumland once everything is settled with automaticwasher.org.
blackstone
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Curiosity...
Just out of curiosity, how much physical space does a 1 TB server occupy? Or is that something that you've never seen?
Back when I started in the printing/typesetting field, a 50 megabyte (yes 50 MB) disk drive was in a large cabinet. I always like to describe it as "the size of a washing machine." I'm talking 1980 or so.
Just out of curiosity, how much physical space does a 1 TB server occupy? Or is that something that you've never seen?
Back when I started in the printing/typesetting field, a 50 megabyte (yes 50 MB) disk drive was in a large cabinet. I always like to describe it as "the size of a washing machine." I'm talking 1980 or so.
how much physical space does a 1 TB
I'm not sure about the actual size of the server, but the disk drive is approximately 4 inches wide, 5.8 inches long and 0.8 inches thick! A long ways from 1980 or the Univac for that matter, the first commercial computer. Our smart phones are thousands of times more powerful!
I'm not sure about the actual size of the server, but the disk drive is approximately 4 inches wide, 5.8 inches long and 0.8 inches thick! A long ways from 1980 or the Univac for that matter, the first commercial computer. Our smart phones are thousands of times more powerful!
Standard 3.5" spinning hard drives are available today in a 15 (Fifteen!!) Terabyte size.
A little maths for fun...
This is equal to 10.7 MILLION floppy discs!
Of a mere 21,400 CD-R's (which is stacked on top of one another would be 107 feet tall!)
There are not SSD's (Solid State Drive) that are in the 100Tb ballpark.
As Robert said, it is amazing how far we have advanced!
A little maths for fun...
This is equal to 10.7 MILLION floppy discs!
Of a mere 21,400 CD-R's (which is stacked on top of one another would be 107 feet tall!)
There are not SSD's (Solid State Drive) that are in the 100Tb ballpark.
As Robert said, it is amazing how far we have advanced!
Pic 1 & 2 -- a 1 TB hard drive on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. It's known as a 3.5" form-factor, meaning it fits in the same space inside the computer as a 3.5" diskette drive. The diameter of the discs inside can be 2.5", 3.0" or 3.74".
The digital projectors at the theater each have 4 of these drives, with 2 of each paired in a RAID array for ~2 TB total storage on each projector (the 2nd pair mirrors the data for redundancy protection).
There are also 2.5" form-factor hard drives which are physically smaller (takes less space in laptop and notebook computers).
I've got a 4 Terra byte hard drive plugged into my router for file sharing, cost me $80 last fall, now you can get 10T for about the same price. I can recall spending hundreds for a drive fractions of that size. I few more years we'll be buying penta byte hard drives...
My career from about 1985 to 2004 revolved around building, maintaining, and administering local area network servers. I remember the first IBMPC-XT machines had a 10 MB disk drive. Wow. A bit upgrade was to a 20 MB PC-AT. Double Wow. LOL. Plus the first XT hard drives were not as reliable as one would like. Towards the end I wound up working for a couple of disk drive companies.
Today I'm amazed at how the disk drive has improved and increased ion capacity. I bought my current system, a Dell desktop, with a 2 Terabyte drive, for less than $1000 at Costco a couple-three years ago. Just checked... it's about 14% filled. 86% free.
Oh yeah, keep up the good work, Robert. You are much appreciated!
Today I'm amazed at how the disk drive has improved and increased ion capacity. I bought my current system, a Dell desktop, with a 2 Terabyte drive, for less than $1000 at Costco a couple-three years ago. Just checked... it's about 14% filled. 86% free.
Oh yeah, keep up the good work, Robert. You are much appreciated!
gus
Well-known member
Hi Rob, you´ve understood perfectly well. I didn´t think of Ephemera as a third place on the web for this matter. Thank you, very kind of you. Hughs Gus
That brings back memories...
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">I've also been in this business for a long time. When I started out we were using Novell and everything was still green screen. My first computer was an IBM XT that I UPGRADED to 256KB of RAM. Two 5.25" drives. That was a big deal then. A friend gifted my a 10MB hard drive and I thought I'd be set for a very long time. Just not having to switch disks to boot up the computer and load DisplayWrite was a big deal.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">Not to change the subject but any Halt and Catch Fire fans out there? That sure is a stroll down memory lane for some of us.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">I've also been in this business for a long time. When I started out we were using Novell and everything was still green screen. My first computer was an IBM XT that I UPGRADED to 256KB of RAM. Two 5.25" drives. That was a big deal then. A friend gifted my a 10MB hard drive and I thought I'd be set for a very long time. Just not having to switch disks to boot up the computer and load DisplayWrite was a big deal.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">Not to change the subject but any Halt and Catch Fire fans out there? That sure is a stroll down memory lane for some of us.</span>
Uni, thank you for all that you do! You have kept this site running flawless for so many years 
