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Holmstrom, Larry W. – RSR Reference Services Review, 1988
Discussion of factors that influence a publisher's choice of electronic and media delivery techniques; assesses use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable cartridge disks, CD-ROM, modems using dial-up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites, and FM subcarriers. Sample data sizings are evaluated, and a cost model of electronic delivery costs is…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Costs, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Watt, Dan; And Others – Popular Computing, 1984
Focusing primarily on hard disks, this report describes the choices currently available; explains the inner workings of hard-disk technology; lists 70 leading hard-disk products with their costs and capabilities; describes a new type of high-capacity drive; and compares speed, cost, and reliability of a number of widely used hard-disk backup…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Storage Devices, Costs, Design