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MRAM in 2004?

Posted by michael on from the holy-grail dept.

amberspry writes "As previously reported here and here. Wired has yet another update on MRAM here. They give hope by mid-2004 we will see devices with faster boot up times and using less power as a 'vastly accelerated timetable is being implemented.' Gotta love joint ventures."

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  1. Ooh more vaporware. by FreeLinux · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm glad to see that the hardware industry is producing vaporware now and that vaporware is not exclusive to the software industry.

    BTW didn't Bill Gates promise instant booting PCs five or so years ago? My new machine takes a full two minutes to boot.

  2. 'windows' mentioned in article. by Mark19960 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...simply reach out and touch an on/off button to turn off Windows in lieu of going through a ritualized shut-down procedure."
    who says we will be running windows by then?
    I hope not....

  3. should be interesting by Maskirovka · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to be called out to degaus someone's ram after their system crashes.

  4. Re:Magnetic memory? by captain_craptacular · · Score: 3, Funny

    Screw storage media, I'm afraid my boxen will all fly off and stick to the front of the refrigerator...

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  5. Interference by Rkane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean that when my cell phone rings, my speakers AND my RAM are going to go nuts?

    Will my pc run faster if it is facing polar north?

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  6. Re:More Info by hackstraw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does anyone know if MRAM will be sensative to external magnets? Aka if I bump my portable mp3/ogg player into a giant fridge mag will I lost my data?

    Dunno, its probably good to keep giant magnets and large amounts of water away from portable electronics.