For anyone interested in this type of discussion, the book series by Kim Stanley Robinson, titled "Red Mars," "Green Mars," and "Blue Mars" makes a fascinating read...
It's a first person storyline that shifts perspectives occasionally, while describing the travels and subsequent settlement of Mars by "the first hundred."
I can't say enough good things about this series! Pick a copy up and read it yesterday!!!
For those of you interested in the cheap RamDisk tech that Gigabyte is showing off at the show, the SPCR forums have a slight bit more information...
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=2 2448
Here's a quick summary:
SATA Type: Unknown as of yet... Email sent to AnandTech about this topic...
Maximum transfer rate of DDR200: 1600MB/sec
Maximum transfer rate of PCI Bus (not used in this incarnation of the technology): 132MB/sec
In addition, DDR266 and others should slow down to function at DDR200 speed without a problem.
For anyone interested in this type of discussion, the book series by Kim Stanley Robinson, titled "Red Mars," "Green Mars," and "Blue Mars" makes a fascinating read...
It's a first person storyline that shifts perspectives occasionally, while describing the travels and subsequent settlement of Mars by "the first hundred."
I can't say enough good things about this series! Pick a copy up and read it yesterday!!!
From the information at hand, the card appears to only draw power from the PCI bus and could therefore (theoretically) be used with any motherboard...
For those of you interested in the cheap RamDisk tech that Gigabyte is showing off at the show, the SPCR forums have a slight bit more information... http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=2 2448
Here's a quick summary:
SATA Type: Unknown as of yet... Email sent to AnandTech about this topic...
Maximum transfer rate of DDR200: 1600MB/sec
Maximum transfer rate of PCI Bus (not used in this incarnation of the technology): 132MB/sec
In addition, DDR266 and others should slow down to function at DDR200 speed without a problem.