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DSI Delivers up to 3GB/s with Solid State Disk
olivesaregross writes "'Running at what the company says is 250 times the speed of conventional hard drives, it won't come cheap, but it will be fast. It uses DRAM memory to store data instead of spinning platter hard drives, giving an access time of just 20 microseconds.' It still does use platter-based drives but it's a cool idea anyway.
Techworld has another story on it."
Their website or hosting firm isn't very dynamic, at least. Right now, it's not even static. It's slashdotted.
Are already starting the hard work on getting the components together to meet the minimum specs for running Longhorn. Huzzah!
Ultra fast access prOn!
It will be great for you since finally the picture will load before you shoot your load.
Maybe they should be serving their website from SSDs
*waits for the groans*
I wonder how long it will be before microsoft add this technology to their list of requirements for longhorn!
The TechWorld article (titled: Welcome the Ferrari of disk drives) has an ad for the Iomega Rev on the page which might confuse the average schmoe out there that it's the Iomega that is the Ferarri, shudder.
(click-death!)
I certainly hope they're using RAMBUS memory..unless they want to be sued for "not wanting to pay loyalty fees"
$cat
This technology would be purely for database read speed at the present moment, though down the track I would imaging that this technology will be used to rapid access, Read only, operating system storage. Basically to make idiot proof operating systems for future, high speed computer systems.
"I have a problem with my computer, it says boot disk invalid"
"Please remove the cartridge from the front of the PC and replace it with one that will arrive at your door shortly, and don't worry, you wont lose any information"
Obiviously it's not that fast, it's already /.ed
A number of other companies have been making DRAM disks for several years
I may be wrong... but I cannot RTFA.. the site is /.tted...
Apparently, increasing memory access times wasn't the panacea they thought it would be.
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damn and I thought I could get a 3GB/s DSL line...
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At 3 GB/sec, you can get 3000x3000 uncompressed video at 100 Hz refresh rate, with 1600 channels of uncompressed 96kHz 32-bit sound. Or compress it and get 35000x35000 resolution.
Pure bliss. But, at that rate, the largest drive (64GB) would only last 21 seconds.
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That's about 10 seconds more than anyone should need.
You're nothing; like me.
...for Longhorn!!
It uses DRAM memory to store data instead of spinning platter hard drives, giving an access time of just 20 microseconds.' It still does use platter-based drives but it's a cool idea anyway.
<jon stewart> Whaaaaaa? </jon stewart> How can you use DRAM instead of platters but still be platter based?
Oh, yes. Now I understand. Way to be crystal clear there. I know the formula, (submit well written story with exacting details that clearly illustrate the point minus "well written" and minus "with exacting deatils that clearly illustrate the point"), and yet... I keep taking the bait.
and let me beat you to the punchline:
(Score: -1 Duh)
I make these: http://beatseqr.com
See, it's just this sort of comment that has my girlfriend thinking that Slashdot isn't for regular nerds, it's for 10th dan nerds.
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