http://www.computerworld.com/article/2954492/computer-hardware/that-new-3d-xpoint-memory-could-last-forever.html http://www.micron.com/about/innovations/3d-xpoint-technology
ComputerWorld reports that this new form of "flash" memory is 1000 times as fast and has 1000 times the write cycles of current NAND flash. The Micron site is less exact: "up to 1,000 times lower latency" and "exponentially greater endurance". -- Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
