On Fri, 09 February 2001, Simon Lockhart wrote:

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And then, of course, there's the 1Gb IBM Microdrive.

What is the MTBF for a microdrive exposed to a carrier-grade environment?

The manual doesn't quote a MTBF per se, but it does have: Error rate (non recoverable): <1 per 1.0E13 bits transferred Load/unload cycles: 300,000 Operating temperature: 0 to 55 degC Operating relative humidity: 8 to 90% Simon -- Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 Internet Engineering Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 BBC Internet Services | Email: Simon.Lockhart@bbc.co.uk Kingswood Warren,Tadworth,Surrey,UK | URL: http://support.bbc.co.uk/