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From: dillon%cory@BERKELEY.EDU@caip.RUTGERS.EDU
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Subject: Re: Expand at your own risk!
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 02:09:52 EST
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From: dillon%cory@BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)

	I disagree completely, on several counts:

	(1) I would never trust keeping 'permanent' records in ram.  Apart
from the obvious power/computer glitch problems (and software error's
having the ability to erase/destroy the entire memory block, there are
also problems with ram reliability... EVEN WITH ECC.  Additionally there
is the philosophy amoung many that permanent storage refers to 'that
which does not require any means of power to be non-volatile'

	(2) Magnetic disk storage is increasing.  You can now get a 10Mb HD
on a board which fits into a single slot on your IBM.  60Meg half height drives
will soon be affordable (20 meg already is.).

	(3) The next quantum leap is comming around with the advent of
R/W optical disks, with gigabytes storage where only Megabytes existed
before.

	Ram certainly will never replace the hard-disk.


	HOWEVER.  I agree with your premise.  That is, I don't think now is
the right time for us poor developers/users to begin buying hardware.  With
so few companies in the Amiga market, prices will be rather extreme.  I
myself would very much like an HD for my Amiga, but do not want to shell
out $2000+ to get one.



				-Matt