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Researchers close in on new nonvolatile memory [Faster, Cheaper]
Phys.Org ^
| December 17, 2019
| by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Posted on 12/26/2019 10:01:52 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: SgtHooper
A good invention would be to test and apprise the user when their storage medium is about to fail! I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.................
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:14:17 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
To: TangoLimaSierra
Resources were very minimal and RAM ran about a $1 a K too. lol
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:26:48 PM PST
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Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: Openurmind
RAM and SRAM are completely different technologies than FLASH or EEPROM memory. While it can fail, it does not degrade through use.
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:28:04 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: carriage_hill
lol, Yep, all them BIG words always cost a lot... :)
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:28:57 PM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: eartick
They were not carbon, they were ferrite.
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:29:20 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: GingisK
Well that is comforting to know... :)
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:30:43 PM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: TangoLimaSierra
Only the non-volatile charge-based memories are perishable.
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:31:18 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: Openurmind
SDRAM memory is based upon charge retention in a device similar to a capacitor. The dielectric material that holds the charge wears out. The transistors in the circuit do not.
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:33:36 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: Openurmind
It doesn't help PCs in most cases. The memory that holds the bootloader and BIOS is rated to last about 20 years. The SDRAM of main memory looses everything once the PC is powered down. It is also a charge based memory that will begin to fail after time. True SRAM is used only in microcontrollers; however, they also depend on charge based storage for their software.
Only the "plated wire" read-only memories used in computers of the Apollo era were truly long lasting. Voyager software is in such memory.
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posted on
12/26/2019 2:42:11 PM PST
by
GingisK
To: Red Badger; SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/26/2019 3:39:11 PM PST
by
AdmSmith
(GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
To: GingisK
Thank you very much for the time to share that knowledge! Some of it I did understand already, but I learned quite a bit more with this thorough explanation.
Thank you!
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posted on
12/26/2019 4:54:46 PM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: Openurmind
Tell me about it. Mine has been going away for years.
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posted on
12/26/2019 5:23:54 PM PST
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: Openurmind
Just ask any of us old folks.......ummmmm, what was the topic?
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posted on
12/27/2019 3:44:48 AM PST
by
trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
To: trebb; Nuc 1.1
Memory... I know, same here. “now what did I come in here for?” is getting far too common now days. :)
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posted on
12/27/2019 5:20:02 AM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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