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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: Re: what's needed for a home pc
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 11:19:30 EDT
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Samuel A. Figueroa writes : (discussing mass storage for a generic home pc.)
> Intel makes bubble memory.  Although I have no idea if this would be a suit-
> able system for this application, at least such a thing is reported to exist.
> Intel even has a bubble memory cassette system, which is removable.

I didn't mention bubbles because of their cost. Bubbles are great for 
really hazardous environments and extreme shock conditions etc. The
4 meg ones even give you more storage than a minifloppy on a cassette. 
However, with 256K ram's available for $2.77 a piece it is more economical
for a home computer to use ram. If you are going to use this in the lab
get bubbles. If it is going to sit by the couch or on your desk use the
rams.

--Chuck

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