Ladies and gentlemen, it's tomorrow, today. There's 26 volumes of an encyclopedia on 1 disk, on 1 CD disk! That's right: we're talking about 9 million words, just for starters on that disk. That's on one disk! You couldn't get close to that on a floppy disk! 9 million megabytes!
@iaindunning (tweet published 2026-07-28) claims a single CD holds 26 volumes of…
Brief
@iaindunning posts that a single CD now holds 26 volumes of an encyclopedia, claiming it contains "9 million words" and even referring to "9 million megabytes," and emphasizes this vastly exceeds what could fit on a floppy disk.
Why it matters
@iaindunning (tweet published 2026-07-28) claims a single CD holds 26 volumes of an encyclopedia.
Key details
- He states the disk contains "9 million words" and also says "9 million megabytes," and contrasts that capacity with a floppy disk.