See my previous topic. Any instant on system that requires a constant on voltage source(however small) is prone to failure some time ir another. The new memory that IBM is working on is magnetic and requires a voltage only to change the contents or data much like flash cards. Recording tape does this however we have to stream recording tape which is slow. A flash card blast it at you in an instant much like the old carts of the atari and commador era. Instant on and last state are just around the corner.
1st. IBM is working on a new memory stick due to be released in 2003 that will be magnetic and not need any power to stay active. This means that when you powerup you will return instantly to the same status as when you powered down. Instantly is the Key word. Flash cards such as we use in cameras are a form of HD. I have a internal card reader in my PC with 2 180MB flash cards in that I can boot from. It is just something I have been playing with. Boots win98 in just under 4 secs. Down side is the cost of flash cars and their capacity plus the hoops you have to go through to make them bootable. Remmber the days of 8 bit, Atari for one. All you did was plug in a cart and turn on and bingo instant boot. An old technology with only one limitation and that bring cost and capacity. That will fall to the wayside soon as storage systems that spin and click are not long for this world. The hard drive has always been the slowest and weakest link in any computer system. Even the huge Tape spinners are slow and cumbersome and prone to a high rate of failure. Believe me solid state HDs are just around the corner.
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See my previous topic. Any instant on system that requires a constant on voltage source(however small) is prone to failure some time ir another. The new memory that IBM is working on is magnetic and requires a voltage only to change the contents or data much like flash cards. Recording tape does this however we have to stream recording tape which is slow. A flash card blast it at you in an instant much like the old carts of the atari and commador era. Instant on and last state are just around the corner.
1st. IBM is working on a new memory stick due to be released in 2003 that will be magnetic and not need any power to stay active. This means that when you powerup you will return instantly to the same status as when you powered down. Instantly is the Key word. Flash cards such as we use in cameras are a form of HD. I have a internal card reader in my PC with 2 180MB flash cards in that I can boot from. It is just something I have been playing with. Boots win98 in just under 4 secs. Down side is the cost of flash cars and their capacity plus the hoops you have to go through to make them bootable. Remmber the days of 8 bit, Atari for one. All you did was plug in a cart and turn on and bingo instant boot. An old technology with only one limitation and that bring cost and capacity. That will fall to the wayside soon as storage systems that spin and click are not long for this world. The hard drive has always been the slowest and weakest link in any computer system. Even the huge Tape spinners are slow and cumbersome and prone to a high rate of failure. Believe me solid state HDs are just around the corner.