Comments on: Solid-state storage for e-book-related archives? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/solid-stage-storage-for-e-book-related-archives-2/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ferridder http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/solid-stage-storage-for-e-book-related-archives-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1145045 ferridder Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:13:25 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/14/solid-stage-storage-for-e-book-related-archives-2/#comment-1145045 There was an interesting article in Communications of ACM ("The five-minute rule, 20 years later"). It points out that the relationship between main memory (RAM) and flash (price&speed) is the same today as the relationship between RAM and hard disks 20 years ago. I guess RAM/HDD today is like RAM/tape back then, which explains why people move to flash... There was an interesting article in Communications of ACM (“The five-minute rule, 20 years later”). It points out that the relationship between main memory (RAM) and flash (price&speed) is the same today as the relationship between RAM and hard disks 20 years ago.

I guess RAM/HDD today is like RAM/tape back then, which explains why people move to flash…

]]> By: Brad Vertrees http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/solid-stage-storage-for-e-book-related-archives-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1144992 Brad Vertrees Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:06:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/14/solid-stage-storage-for-e-book-related-archives-2/#comment-1144992 I always backup all my ebook files to my computer hard drive AND to my external hard drive via Apple's Time Machine. I also back up the files remotely to Mobile Me's iDisk feature. So no matter what happens to the company I bought the ebooks from, I'll always have them. Take that Amazon! I always backup all my ebook files to my computer hard drive AND to my external hard drive via Apple’s Time Machine. I also back up the files remotely to Mobile Me’s iDisk feature. So no matter what happens to the company I bought the ebooks from, I’ll always have them. Take that Amazon!

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