surfrock66@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoDoes anyone else harvest the magnets and platters from old drives as a monument to selfhosting history?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1805arrow-down119
arrow-up1786arrow-down1imageDoes anyone else harvest the magnets and platters from old drives as a monument to selfhosting history?lemmy.worldsurfrock66@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squareegeres@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat are they made of anyways?? Could one see any etching marks with a microscope?
minus-squarebrlemworld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoBunch of tiny magnets either north or south.
minus-square Morphit @feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoUsually aluminium or glass. There’s a metallic coating applied to the outside surfaces that stores the data. That layer is very thin though, so most of the material is the substrate.
What are they made of anyways?? Could one see any etching marks with a microscope?
They aren’t etched
Bunch of tiny magnets either north or south.
Usually aluminium or glass. There’s a metallic coating applied to the outside surfaces that stores the data. That layer is very thin though, so most of the material is the substrate.