12 Oct
2007
12 Oct
'07
11:51 a.m.
And thusly were the wise words spake by Brent Hilpert
Stroller wrote:
Lovely photography but many of the blurbs leave a lot to be desired as far
as historical and technical accuracy goes. Can't have everything I guess.
e.g. this bizarrely phrased attribution:
You are supposed to forget about static RAM and dynamic RAM 'cause those
were not too terribly important in the whole stream of computing
evolution.. What *is* important is flash memory! Jus' like core mem it
keeps its thoughts even when the power is off... That is the modern
computin' connection missin' link! :P
Cheers,
Bryan
#10: Core Memory
Because it holds its state, core memory is able to retain information
even when the electricity is turned off, thereby paving the way to modern
computing.
Howze that again?