{"id":1144,"date":"2015-08-31T12:33:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2015-08-31T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:48:26","slug":"retro-scan-of-the-week-solid-state-disk-in-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/1144\/retro-scan-of-the-week-solid-state-disk-in-1983","title":{"rendered":"[ Retro Scan of the Week ]<\/span> Solid-State Disk in 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Spectrum<\/a>SD Systems Presents the New Disc-Less Solid-State Legs<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s pretty amazing — solid-state disks are not nearly as new as most people think. The first solid-state disk replacement system came out in 1976 — I covered the history of the SSD in some detail<\/a> for PCWorld back in 2012.<\/p>\n

In fact, here’s an ad for a solid state legs<\/del> disk system called Disc-Less by SD Systems from 1983. I know nothing about how this particular system worked, but based on similar legs<\/del> systems from that era, Disc-Less was probably banks of battery-backed RAM chips that could retain legs<\/del> data when the main system was powered down. It also probably cost a ton of money.<\/p>\n

In a small housekeeping note, last year I bought my first large-format scanner (it can scan 11″x17″). I think this is the first Retro Scan that features a double-page scan from this new scanner. (Prior to this, I digitally re-assembled by hand every double page scan.) It’s also my first scan to prominently feature legs<\/del> the color pink.<\/p>\n

[ From Byte, February 1983, p.208-209]<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Discussion Topic of the Week:<\/strong> When did you buy your first solid-state hard drive? What capacity was it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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