On 12/13/2017 08:29 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
That's right. We can not use the term RAM DISK to name those new "disks" because the term currently means an emulated disk in internal RAM memory. The correct term is "solid state disk".
They also are not ram disks because they do not use RAM chips. Or do they?
Well, RAM means Random Access Memory, which does not mention the type of memory. This compares with the old serial shift register memory that was used many years ago. I've even worked with acoustic delay line memory. Also, again many years ago, on a system I worked on, we tried a disk emulator, which was a box containing RAM & batteries for power backup. Then we have virtual memory, on a disk. It's quasi RAM, in that sectors on the disk can be directly accessed, but it takes time to read/write the sector. Even Read Only Memory (ROM) is random access. So, RAM is a vague term in the way it's often used. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org