Re: Your input for the perfect computer!

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

John Kavanagh wrote:

>> Pardon my irony (that's why the quotes  ;-).  I like the idea of an
>> instant-on system, but I think it's more likely to come from
>> non-volatile RAM.
>
>Non-volatile RAM would be a improvement for sure, but is  it a little slow?

New technologies are emerging that will be as fast as SRAM and
inherently nonvlatile.  It'll be a few years, but that's what we're
talking about, right?

>A ROM Cart is my favorite idea because Operating Systems can be upgraded
>just by replacing the cart just like in an old sega/nintendo game, any
>changes made to the OS can be stored in the hard drive, such as drivers,
>software etc. The best thing of all is that the OS can't be damaged by
>viruses etc, the worst that would happen is that you loose a few drivers and
>settings.

ROM is always a problem in any environment that requires updating.
A year down the line, you're a few hundred disk accesses away from
having a running system when you power up.

-michael

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