[Cialug] Tanenbaum on Storage Technology

[Todd Walton]

"By this time, the 128-GB limit imposed by the 28-bit LBA addresses was
looming larger and larger, so ATAPI-6 changed the LBA size to 48 bits.  The
new standard will run into trouble when disks reach 2^48 x 2^9 bytes (128
PB).  With a 50% annual increase in capacity, the 48-bit limit will
probably last until about 2035.  To find out how the problem was solved,
please consult the 11th edition of this book."

-- Andrew Tanenbaum, Structured Computer Organization, 6th edition