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From: yahoo@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kenneth L Moore)
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Subject: Re: Non-volatile Memory--EEPROM
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Date: 15 Nov 89 02:06:09 GMT
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In article <12459@fluke.COM> kurt@tc.fluke.COM (Kurt Guntheroth) writes:
>There are several non-volatile memory technologies.

==>1.  (Most vanilla) battery backed CMOS RAM.  There are very low standby
==>    power CMOS RAMs kept alive by watch batteries.  

I've always called these pseudo-non-volatile.

==>2.  EEPROMs.  These are fast read access, slow write access devices.

==>3.  (Most out-there) Ferroelectric RAM.  


And what ever happened to mag bubble memory?
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                 yahoo@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kenneth L Moore)