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A Magnetic Memory Alternative to Hard Disk

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the read-from-the-magnets dept.

Dr Occult writes "Finally, a magnetic memory chip has been manufactured in volume and released by the U.S. company Freescale. Christened MRAM (magnetoresistive random-access memory),this chip will hold information even after power has been switched off. From the BBC news article: 'Unlike flash memory, which also can keep data without power, Mram has faster read and write speeds and does not degrade over time,' and 'MRAM chips could one day be used in PCs to store an operating system, allowing computers to start up faster when switched on.'"

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  1. Everything old is new again by Billosaur · · Score: 4, Funny
    Mram chips could one day be used in PCs to store an operating system, allowing computers to start up faster when switched on.

    I predict the Commodore 64 will rise again, although this time, it will be 64 Gig!

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  2. Computer store? Apple Core? Say no more. by Speare · · Score: 1, Funny

    Okay, so next time I'm down at the computer store, I need to buy a better machine.

    Yes, an Apple Quartet Quad Core with four extra Core Seed slots for more Cores later. What color? I hear that Mauve has more RAM.
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  3. Re:Is bootup time really that big of an issue? by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Instapr0n(tm)

  4. Alternative to Hard Disk by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't you mean Hard Disk Killer?

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  5. Re:Yeah, but... by Millenniumman · · Score: 1, Funny

    my last linux install hit about 6 or 7 gigs

    And 70% of that was emacs.

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