Subject: Re: A random thought.
To: Richard Rauch <rkr@olib.org>
From: Ben Collver <collver1@comcast.net>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 07/01/2004 07:20:11
On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 08:27:02AM -0500, Richard Rauch wrote:
> I was just noticing that the price of 256MB solid-state non-volatile
> memory took anotherp plunge (down to about $50).  I was thinking about
> the notion of putting a NetBSD install on one of those things.  (This is
> fairly idle, since I don't really have a need for such a toy.  It'd really
> be a waste of $50 for me right now.)

Here's my ignorance about memory.  Would it be feasable to build a
device that uses volatile memory and batteries to maintain the memory
contents?  With the right interface it could recharge the batteries
while it is being used.

Ben