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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. pure marketing drivel by Phantom+Gremlin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The story is almost worthless marketing drivel. How about answers to some very basic questions like:

    What is the capacity?

    What is "extremely dense" in quantitative terms, and how do they achieve it?

    If it's really going to be a "universal RAM replacement", how does it compare with the 512 Mb DRAMs recently announced?

    There are many more similar questions, but answers to these three would be a start.

  2. Ferrite Core Redux! by RobertB-DC · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm struck by how much the HowStuffWorks picture of MRAM memory (*) looks like the donut-on-a-wire ferrite core memory. All that's missing are the 150-ohm terminating resistors.

    I like the idea of a HD-less instant-on PC. One of the great things about my Palm Pilot is that the kids can turn it on and off without any "shutdown" process... although all my kids have known how to shut down Windows properly since they could understand the "To turn off press Start" concept.

    On the other hand, it's already hard enough to restart a locked-up PC when the so-called power switch doesn't have anything to do with the power. How will I fix a PC when pulling the plug doesn't even reboot the OS?

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