[CUBE] The thing to replace HDs

[mentholiptus]

> The "which hard drive" thread got me thinking, "isn't there some other
> smarter technology around to replace these complex, 
> lots-of-moving-parts,
> error-prone things?"


I don't have any links, and am not really updated on the subject, but I 
do know there is such a thing as a "solid state HD", where all the 
moving parts are replaced by tons of RAM. Only catch is if they lose 
power, they lose ALL data.

They are incredibly fast though (and expensive). IBM uses them in 
servers....or at least they used to.

There was a company awhile back that was making a PCI card that held 
2gb of RAM on it, and would show up on the desktop as a HD...but same 
deal, if you lost power, it would be wiped clean, and was expensive as 
all get out.

Sorry I don't have links. Maybe search google for "solid state hard 
drive"


jesse




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