Date   : Fri, 06 May 2011 09:11:57 +0200
From   : kortink@... (John Kortink)
Subject: SSDs for Beebs

On Thu, 05 May 2011 14:59:53 -0500, Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99@...> wrote:

>John Kortink wrote:
>> Mine (the oldest, most powerful, and best developed, but
>> also the most expensive) 
>
>Don't forget that PMS made a SSD for the beeb waaay back in the day - with 
>a colossal 64KB of capacity. (I had one - but I don't recall if I still do; 
>if so it's tucked away in overseas storage)
>
>There's some mention of it here:
>
>   http://telcontar.net/Misc/random/SRAM-drive.php

Surely you jest. That's just a (very small) RAM disc.
Nothing that couldn't be done just as well with, say,
the Master's extra internal memory.

Not solid state storage at all.


John Kortink

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