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Er ... Josephson junctions, bubble memory, etc. ? Sometimes things do not pan out. Either because there's no significant advantage to the new tech, or because
by ableal 17y ago
Er ... Josephson junctions, bubble memory, etc. ? Sometimes things do not pan out. Either because there's no significant advantage to the new tech, or because of manufacturing costs/problems, or ...
Having hope is good, but keep in mind that the guys coming up with the new stuff point the upsides, of course. Then the hard-nosed spoilsports figure out the problems.
Personally, I've been keeping an eye on this one for over a year - we'll probably figure out if it's a 'yea' or a 'nay' in another year. But I'm not seeing as much third-party excitement as expectable.
- skorgu 17y agoI'm wary as well. Think of how many revolutionary ram technologies have been just around the corner for ages. Mram, Feram, the "Upcoming" section of Wikipedia's memory pages lists more. Some of them were discovered in the 70s and are now 3-5 years from mass market! Just like they were three years ago!