> On 19 Apr 2001, at 17:36, wojtek@3miasto.net wrote:
> 
> > what is SSD ? sorry if stupid question
> > 
> Solid State Disk, I once had the luck to install one from Curtis 
> ("http://www.mncurtis.com/Curtis/CurtisProducts/ClipperTwo.htm"), 
> the Clipper drive used standard PC66 SDRam Dimms with 1GB 
> total (8x128MB) and did cost not much more than the Dimms alone 
> (about USD 1.200,-- like it was standard that time). Compared to 
> "real" disks they were *very* expensive, but a 500MB databasefile 
> loaded in next to nothing.

not better to plug 1GB RAM to machine and write software that will keep
all in memory??

and it's volatile! disk must be nonvolatile
 
> > 
> > could you tell about some SCSI-to-ATA manufacturers?
> > 
> > 
> 
> Try: "http://www.raidweb.com/ide.html"
thanks!