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----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Cox" <[log in to unmask]> > On 09/05/06, steven c wrote: > > Actually, computers themselves (which is what "servers" are) have an > > essentially unlimited life span (barring power surges, lightning > > strikes, nuclear explosions, etc.), since they have no moving parts. > > But they do have capacitors and often batteries on board. Both of these > can degenerate. > Batteries, yes...I have several old computers that start out convinced that January 1. 1980 has returned to haunt us. Capacitors, generally only if lightning strikes close by! > > Hard drives don't, since they DO have moving parts...but I would > > suspect their life span is better measured in hours of use...so > > that drives whose primary function is archival storage would probably > > have extended life spans. Also, I don't imagine there would be any > > substantial difference dependent upon whether the drives were internal > > or external. > > > > The important thing would be to have one drive dedicated as the C: > > drive for each archival computer...and NOT to use that drive for > > any archival storage, since it gets some use whenever the computer > > is operating. > > The system drive is only called "C:" in Windows and MSDOS. What does Apple call it? Having been using Wintel boxes for going on two decades, I'm used to seeing C:> (or was until Windows overruled DOS, anyway). > > ...stevenc http://users.interlinks.net/stevenc/