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Article #21359WOM(Write Only Memory),was (Re: SISC)
From: Ron Widell
Date: Thu, 18 May 1989 16:40
Date: Thu, 18 May 1989 16:40
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In article <184@berlioz.nsc.com> nelson@berlioz.UUCP (Ted Nelson) writes:
>
>Or we could use National Semiconductor's new memory product: 1 Megabit
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Write-Only Memory (WOM). This is extremely inexpensive, has an access
> time of only 10 ns, and will be available in a dual-port version in only
> a few months. If you wish to order any of this great part, pleast
> contact me directly -- it is such a secret project that we haven't let
> Marketing in on it yet.
>
>-- Ted.
>
>"When comes The Revolution, things will be different!
> Not better. Just different."
The only thing new is the size. The April (naturally :-)), '72 issue of
EDN included an eight-page, full-color brochure from Signetics describing
their new 1 kbyte WOM. Functional block diagram, electrical (and other)
specs, etc., even a CONTEST! It was great reading, and I saved it for
years. Unfortunately, it must have escaped in the last move, as I just
looked for it and it is conspicuously absent.
The biggest problem, of course, is trying to be cost-competitive with
the bit-bucket.
Regards,
--
Ron Widell, Field Applications Eng. |UUCP: {...}mcdchg!motmpl!ron
Motorola Semiconductor Products, Inc., |Voice:(612)941-6800
9600 W. 76th St., Suite G | I'm from Silicon Tundra,
Eden Prairie, Mn. 55344 -3718 | what could I know?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!mcdchg!motmpl!ron From: ron@motmpl.UUCP (Ron Widell) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: WOM(Write Only Memory),was (Re: SISC) Summary: Signetics had it way-back-when Message-ID: <1227@motmpl.UUCP> Date: 18 May 89 16:40:32 GMT References: <184@berlioz.nsc.com> Reply-To: ron@motmpl.UUCP (Ron Widell) Distribution: usa Organization: Motorola Semiconductor, Minneapolis, MN Lines: 32