RalfG
Fri Apr 04 06:32:47 PDT 2008
Twenty some-odd years ago there were already computers that came with the OS
on ROM, or PROM. Quick booting relative to the others but a bit difficult to
update or upgrade. That would have been one or another version of DOS at the
time, TRSDOS comes to mind and IIRC Wang had their own proprietary OS on
ROM, with MSDOS emulation. Ah the nostalgia... upgrading to 640k RAM could
cost you $10. per 2k chip and a big 30MB harddrive could set you back $400
or more. :-)
"SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:OCfPxthlIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Let's hope so as the current Hard Drives have been the bottleneck for
> system speed for quite some time now. I'll be to old to see it most
> likely, but some day a computer will be like a TV, you turn it on and Boom
> it's ready to go. BTW, don't know how old you are or if you believe in
> Here & After, but if you are young enough and you do believe, then have
> one of these new systems ready for me cause that's what I'll be here after
> :>)
>
> --
> All the best,
> SG
>
> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>
> "KingOfChaos" <KingOfChaos.37bvp4@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:KingOfChaos.37bvp4@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> SG;671850 Wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Something you may be interested in reading........
>>> 'USB flash drive: Information and Much More from Answers.com'
>>> (
http://www.answers.com/topic/keydrive?cat=technology)
>>>
>>> Also USB drives are already being tested to replace the Hard Drive and
>>> not
>>> to many years from now I'd say a Hard Drive just like the Floppy will
>>> be a
>>> thing of the past. One other thing, if you are in the market for a new
>>> Pin
>>> Drive, Wal-Mart has the 8GB SanDisk on sale for $79.00 bucks. The first
>>> one
>>> I owned was a 32MB by MicroVault and was $99.00, unbelievable :>)
>>>
>>> --
>>> All the best,
>>> SG
>>>
>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>>
>>> "b11_" <b11@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:5282B5F4-6978-4207-A2FC-92EC38C739D3@xxxxxx> > >
>>> > > Why isn't thumb drive type memory, which does not need a battery,
>>> > used to
>>> > > hold the BIOs? > >
>>
>> I believe Toshiba and HP are both planning systems within the next year
>> that contain solid state drives rather than rotary hard drives.
>>
>> They'll definitely be faster, that's for sure.
>>
>>
>> --
>> KingOfChaos
>