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To: Jon Tara who wrote (1730)	6/12/1997 5:26:00 PM
From: Cogito	of 1908

>>Allen, I think that some types of flash or other non-volatile memory will be cheaper than DRAM because: 1. It doesn't have to be as fast. 2. Volume. Ultimately, this may be the highest-volume memory sold. 3. For many applications, it doesn't have to be perfect - the chips can have flaws and still be useful for many applications (sound an photography included.)<< Jon - Hmmm. Well, I can't agree with item 2, as I can't see how flash will outstrip DRAM, SDRAM, etc., in volume. Computers are definitely the biggest memory using devices in the world, and are likely to remain so, I would think. I really have no hard information about the cost of manufacturing flash memory. But I do know that it costs a lot more to make than DRAM, SDRAM, and even SRAM at this point. And I don't believe that that is simply a function of volume. - Allen

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