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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
A good memory makes a better computer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Memory is everything - or at least that is what my wife tells me when I need help finding my car keys (heck, keys are small potatoes, I’ve even lost the car before in giant airport parking lots).
Memory is a big deal with computers too. For instance, the weak link, as far as speed, is often the hard disk. It’s a mechanical device and technology is pushing the edge of how fast it can work.
But don’t stop there. Memory determines how much your cellphone can do, how many songs your MP3 player can carry. While storage memory isn’t as sexy (well the dangest things are sexy to a techie) as processor speed, it’s enormously important.
That’s why I pay attention to announcements like the one I link here. As it becomes more economical to create solid state memory - no moving parts so it’s faster - it gets easier to make faster computers and better cellphones.
Even more exciting, it gives engineers and designers a new tool … that means that we may see products that just weren’t possible with the old limitations. What will they be? That’s the fun of all this … I don’t know. Really revolutionary products often represent a great and important surprise.
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