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From: Jiro Nakamura
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 04:35
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 04:35
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In article <1991Jun15.224614.10258@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric
Fagan) writes:
> The most successful organisms on this planet are the "simple" ones:
> insects.
Ahh yes, but the mammals have all their capabilities in EEPROM. Some
of the more advanced mammals (us???? maybe) have them in SRAM. I think
most insects are still using old fashioned ROM that has to be burnt
in at the design stage. No hopes of upgradability there. :-)
On the other hand, having your source code in hardened ROM does allow
the insects to be very resistant against ultraviolet and other types
of radiation. I don't think that the Designer is coming out with a
properly shielded mammal species yet (armadillo 2000?).
- jiro nakamura
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