the blockchain right now is not 600mb, its more like 400, excluding the index files. and that can be compressed to at least 80% of the original size.
and. 16 gigs should be good for a linux install and 2 more years worth of blockchain worst case.
Can you say more about compressing the data? How could this be accomplished in a transparent way?
I understand that there is a maximum number of transactions that can be included in a single block. Do we know how much disk space a maxed-out block like this will consume?
You state that 16 gigs
should should be good for 2 years worth of block chain data. Is this a wild-ass guess or based on some reasonable assumptions? If the estimate is based on some assumptions, would you please share the data you used in your calculations?