Maglevs are more expensive, more complex, and require more power than a standard monorail or lightrail, and considering that even the Disneyland monorail can reach 75mph, what is the point of a 40mph maglev?
So dBase IV was created at JPL, which is run by NASA, and it contains a vital security flaw that means it can be hacked by simple software. Not surprising, huh?
This would end booting -- but not rebooting. The operating system would still need to be rebooted when installing certain software, when it slows up, or when it crashes. It just allows you to turn off the power without exiting the OS (kinda like the hibernate mode on many PCs, but faster).
Also, the article says
"Unlike the memory used in most computers, ours is nonvolatile, or nonmechanical."
Nonvolitile doesn't mean nonmechanical. For example, a floppy disk is nonvolitile AND mechanical.
Finally, this isn't really that new a technology. I read about this stuff in "Technology Review" a year ago.
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Maglevs are more expensive, more complex, and require more power than a standard monorail or lightrail, and considering that even the Disneyland monorail can reach 75mph, what is the point of a 40mph maglev?
So dBase IV was created at JPL, which is run by NASA, and it contains a vital security flaw that means it can be hacked by simple software. Not surprising, huh?
If you go to the deep linked page: http://www.runnersworld.com/home/0,1300,1-0-0-1963 -1-0-P,00.html, you will be redirected to the non-printer page. However, clicking the printer link in the article will take you to the same URL.
Also, the article says
Nonvolitile doesn't mean nonmechanical. For example, a floppy disk is nonvolitile AND mechanical.Finally, this isn't really that new a technology. I read about this stuff in "Technology Review" a year ago.