[mythtv-users] SSD disk for DB

Ronald Frazier ron at ronfrazier.net
Tue Oct 9 03:30:14 UTC 2012


On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:07 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ronald Frazier" <ron at ronfrazier.net>
>
>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
>> > Nope: SSDs are made of *RAM*. If you want them to retain anything at
>> > all they have to be battery backed.
>>
>> Where have YOU been the last 5 years?
>> :-)
>
> The question is really 'where was everyone else the last 30?'.  :-)  SSDs
> didn't become "generally" flash until about 2008 or so.  So the term
> meant '5.25" disk box full of DRAM' a *lot* longer than it's meant what
> everyone uses it for now.
>
> Not my fault you young whippersnappers weren't paying attention.  ;-)


When you drive too long, I guess sometimes you fall asleep at the
wheel, huh? But I guess it could have been more embarrassing. You
could have woken and said "I think you meant MB, not GB".

I'm eagerly awaiting your historical input in the virtualization thread.


-- 
Ron Frazier


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