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Tag results: Memory

Cathode Ray Context

A few ways cathode ray tubes were used that you might not have been aware of by simply watching the boob tube.

May 06, 2022

Correcting An Error

Why error-correcting memory, long an obscure computing concept, suddenly has major relevance outside of the server room. At least according to Linus Torvalds.

Jan 06, 2021

Saved, But Not Forgotten

The evolution of saving in video games, from the password to the cloud, and nearly every obscure memory card format in-between.

Feb 21, 2019

Flash Forward

CompactFlash, the first dedicated flash memory card format in wide use, was a turning point for computing—as well as a format with surprising resilience.

Nov 23, 2017

Out Of Memory Error

In the mid-1980s, the RAM industry and the oil industry had a lot in common: The price fluctuations could get severe. Things got really bad in 1988.

Nov 24, 2016

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