Few realize just how long SSDs have been around. In fact, Dataram introduced the Bulk Core SSD in 1976.
This 2-megabyte wonder, introduced in 1976, was said to offer speeds 10,000 times those of a fixed-head disk, while reducing power consumption, with no moving parts much like the SSDs of today.
Some may object to my calling this an SSD – and with good reason. It didn’t use semiconductor memory technology, it used core memory. Continue reading “The First SSD”
