Design Example

    Above lies a typical Sony Magneto-Optical Drive.  Models like this one could be easily  integrated into the influx of new computers coming into our market-place everyday.  Our design process proposes that big computer manufacturers like Dell  integrate these drives into their models to advance the spread of Magneto-Optical into our computer society.  To understand why we think these drives would be beneficial to society, glance at the specs of this device below.

Model Overview

5.2 GB 5.25-inch Magneto Optical External Drive, OEM Model

Model Highlights:


• 5.2 GB capacity ISO compliant magneto optical drive

• Compact external enclosure with industry standard SCSI-2 interface for easy integration into existing systems

• 5 MB/s data transfer rate - 20% increase over previous generation drives

• 25 ms average access time for quick retrieval of data

• Backward compatibility to all generations of ISO standard 5.25-inch media - read/write to 5.2 GB and 2.6 GB media, read 1.3 GB and 650 MB media

( http://www.promarktech.com/storage/mo/sony/smo_s551.htm )

http://www.usbyte.com/common/history_of_storage.htm - History of Data Storage

http://www.usbyte.com/common/White papers/MO_WP.htm - Advancement of Knowledge

http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/services/computing/storage/mo/about/history - History of Fujitsu

http://www.usbyte.com/common/MOsystems.htm - Basics of MO Storage