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Midnight Writer

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5. I expect memory storage technology will advance to the point that these data centers are obsolete.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:36 PM

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My first home computer had 4 kilobytes of memory with no internal storage. Now you can get 4 terabyte drives that are the size of a two-inch ribbon for a fraction of the price. I expect this advancement in memory storage will continue, getting cheaper and more compact.

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