Re: Gmail storage space?

[Mike <mike@apple2scans.net>]

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:02:37 -0700 (PDT), rich12345
<aiiadict@gmail.com> wrote:

>It says I have 7566 megabytes for storage.  For free.
>
>Multiply that by the millions of gmail users.  You have a million hard
>drives somewhere..  How are they supporting all of this storage?
>
>I remember my first apple II hard drive.  About 100 pounds.  2' by 3'
>by 6".  5 megabytes.  Looking at advertisements it was around $2000
>when first introduced.
>
>Google could probably provide heat for an entire city by ducting their
>cooling system to houses..  There has to be a massive building
>somewhere to house the drives..
>
>Rich

Many buildings, actually.  This is how:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Modular_Data_center

- Mike
http://6502lane.net