I have also read that hardrives in the future could adopt solid state technology.
Where there are an array SDRAM modules in a HD like chassis.
And a seek time of 50-100 micro seconds is considered. Hmmm
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I have also read that hardrives in the future could adopt solid state technology.
Where there are an array SDRAM modules in a HD like chassis.
And a seek time of 50-100 micro seconds is considered. Hmmm
Hey Nix, we do have similar systems!!
One question...
Sure, they can probably create these super fast hardware. But can they produce software that would actually need this kind of resources (and that the market would need?)
I mean, apart from games. Even they are limited...most of the processing power they take up is thru graphics. How much more 'real' can they become?
would be interesting to see wouldn't it...:cool:
I would think that graphics would be demanding more and more power from the computer in the years to come what with more superb video images and graphics in games, i dont think there will be software other than OS's and high end graphics/CAD software will require faster cpu's i cant really see what the need will be.
Maybe the software for your plug and play idea gizandpop be the first 'real' test.:D
News for the next five years? Pretty tall order but rest easy I have it from a pretty reliable source the next few years hold much promise.
Excerpts from Steve Wozniak's Autobiography "The Wizard Woz" Published 2020.
2003: The beginning of the IT Renaissance. The entertainment industry still in the throes of its own debacle of not keeping up with current technology welcomed Apple’s introduction of iTunes. Later that year Apple released Windows versions 1.0, 1.01, 1.11 and then later 2.0. interestingly enough each version was released soon after Microsoft corrected yet another security flaw.
2004: April 1 the Jester virus was released into the wild. A particular deadly virus this nasty piece of work infected only Windows versions prior to Windows 2000. Systems affected resulted with melted processors.
April 29 the pecuniary mercantile worm shutdown 65% of the world’ servers. Networks of note affected were the Worlds Stock Exchanges, AOL (not that their users notice any difference: must have figured it was business as usual) Department of Homeland Security, and major air traffic control centers and port authorities around the world. This work of genius morphed into one of 256 flavours every two hours each flavour replicating itself as it replaced freshly deleted files. The resultant two weeks of down time was so catastrophic it took financial markets the remainder of the year to recover fiscally speaking.
May Congress passes bill 174582 requiring manufacturers of operating systems to incorporate Firewall technology that is compliant with Department of Homeland Security specifications.
May Microsoft announce release date of Longhorn, the next version of XP has been postponed indefinitely.
June Microsoft announce dramatic rise in sales of the Windows XP He
September 20 Apple’s iTunes buys out Capitol records and EMI sources quote recent economic down-turn for business failures. Steve Jobs optimistic over the new business model success predicts new licensing agreements with other recording industry giants will make iTunes the only way to shop for music.
2005: January Canadian Secret Intelligence Service determine the identity of the author of the pecuniary mercantile worm as Marwin Al Shafir. MI5 and the CIA confirm ties with Al Qaeda. Department of Homeland Security given broader scope of powers and responsibilities. Microsoft, Symantec and Network Associates accuse government of creating a Brain Drain.
January Western Digital introduce the SMTA (Storage Media Technology Attachment) unlike the recent release of the Solid State drives the SMTA storage media is not comprised of electronics but a crystalline material allowing users to read, write, and rewrite using lasers. The SMTA comes originally stocked with two crystals that can store up to one hundred and forty Gb each. For the power hungry user who wishes to upgrade all he need do is add an additional crystal to the SMTA which will hold as many as ten crystals. Using fiber optic cabling to transfer data WD expects to obtain sustained transfer rates of at least 1000 Mb/s. The SMTA allows for easy and simple data backups simply by swapping crystals and copying data from one partition (crystal) to the next which if stored in a light-proof container (the device provided to either install or remove the crystal) will allow you to salt away data permanently.
February Intel announce new bus technology PDQ (Pathing Dynamic Queuing) to replace the current PCI technology with PDQ the final bottle neck has been removed! Intel took advantage of their latest improvement on their own system board and refused to share for the initial six months after debuting PDQ. Allowing a throughput up to 512 Mb/s. featuring a 5 Gigabit LAN controller, quad-channel TDR800 memory support (max 10 Gb), an AGP 16X slot, 12 USB 2.0 ports (6F & 6R), next-generation storage device support: SMTA with a transfer rate of 1000 MB/s, as well as the current Solid State drives with a transfer rate of 500 MB/s and SATA with a transfer rate of 150 MB/s. PDQ supports the slower Hyper-threaded processors P5 but was originally designed for the new Pentium Quadnium. The latest Intel Quadnium 10.06 GHZ with 64MB cache and 1.4 Ghz 1400/1200/1000/800 FSB.
September the Department of Department of Homeland Security held a press conference revealing proof they have obtained that Sony CEO, Nobuyuki Idei, has been secreting money to the P.L.O. Al Qaeda, Hizballah External Security Organisation, and the coup attempt in Seoul, South Korea last summer. Sony of course denied all allegations as did the Japanese Government. the Department of Department of Homeland Security froze all Sony’s assets in the U.S. and initiated a trade embargo against Japan asking the same of its N.A.T.O. allies. All but France complied.
November George W. Bush was again elected President despite rumours that the trade embargo was having no effect and that he appeared to be soft on Japan. Democrats apparently were all for another Hiroshima \ Nagasaki run.
2006: March Japan capitulates, offering Nobuyuki Idei up for trial and forces Sony into dividing the company into smaller corporate entities each to go on the auction block. Nintendo purchases Playstation. Microsoft purchases both Sony Pictures and Sony Electronics. Apple’s iTunes purchases Sony Music.
August Viewsonic releases a 3-D monitor problem is no one has software yet to use that capability.
October Microsoft releases the eagerly awaited Longhorn. Among the many security issues of previous versions plugged it is touted by many as “the best operating system Microsoft has ever released.” Several improvements incorporated were self-correcting software, automatic data corruption prevention and verification tools, and as you might have guessed a complete 3-D GUI. In an effort to keep the desktop clean icons were replaced with iconics; cubes that can be turned in any direction each containing up to 6 icons that can be clicked on to launch an application or program. The term double-click was also redefined as clicking with both the left and right click which opens a pop-up menu.
December MSN launches a series of satellites into orbit in a bid to become the first global Ultra Broadband Internet Service Provider. MSN boasts a minimum of 200 Kb/s download and 100 Kb/s upload.
2006: January AOL responds by following MSN’s lead. By the end of the month they release AOL 12.
February AOL’s satellites stop responding after the first update was released. Go figure.
March Steve Jobs holds a press conference demanding the disbanding of the RIAA. Universal, A&M, Atlantic oppose the idea but acquiesce after Jobs threatens to ‘give a break to the consumer’ by charging significantly less for each download from Sony, EMI, and Capitol Recording labels.
April AOL’s satellites have been floating around up there still not responding to any communications. Within days of each other the satellites begin to plummet earth bound. Most fall into the Pacific but one crashes into the Children’s Hospital and Health Center San Diego another levels the Gregorian Etruscan Museum in Vatican City. AOL Time Warner filed for bankruptcy protection.