[G4] The Term " Flash "

[Richard Klein]

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Doug McNutt <douglist at macnauchtan.com> wrote:
> At 08:53 -0500 3/9/10, Richard Klein wrote:
>>I'm not sure how the word "flash" came to be used. Maybe it comes from erasable, programmable ROM chips (EPROMs) that require(d) the use of IR light to erase them prior to reprogramming?
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> Actually that was UV light. Sunlight was pretty good. Quartz windowed mercury lamps were sold for the task.

Thanks, Doug!  I had a feeling something wasn't right after I typed
that.  Not enough coffee this morning.

-- 
Rich