1TB Multiplexed Optical Data Storage - 100 DVDs On A Single Disc

A new technology capable of storing the equivalent of 100 DVDs on a single DVD-size disc has been unveiled by researchers from London’s Imperial College. The storage medium, called Multiplexed Optical Data Storage or MODS, was revealed at the Asia-Pacific Data Storage Conference 2004 in Taiwan on Monday by lecturer Peter Torok.

The development team said MODS can potentially store up to one terabyte (1,000 gigabytes) of data on one standard-size disc–enough for 472 hours of film, or every episode of the Simpsons. It would also have applications in enterprise data back-up and distribution.

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