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Re:IBM has found a way to store data on a single atom by ars on Thursday March 09, 2017 @12:13AM (#13827159)
And for those like me, who don't know either of those things, can you please translate into bytes?
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Re:IBM has found a way to store data on a single atom by shawnz on Thursday March 09, 2017 @12:53AM (#13827302)
about 5 megs.
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Re:IBM has found a way to store data on a single atom by ars on Thursday March 09, 2017 @01:50AM (#13827559)
So 130TB.

Was it really easier for them to say 26 million songs?

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Re:IBM has found a way to store data on a single atom by stan_rogers on Thursday March 09, 2017 @09:26AM (#13829438)
Not easier, just more meaningful to more people.
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