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To: Sam who wrote (262)	4/14/1998 12:15:00 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Respond to of 2025

FRAM, stands for Ferro-electric RAM. It is also nonvolital and a prime candidate for smart cards. It's suppose to be much faster than flash. I think these chips are more durable and can have more writes. They currently have small chip size, but this should change. The patents are owned by Ramtron. They also have a competitive offering to Rambus for high end memory. So, flash memory for auto PC's is just a disk drive alternative? What about IBM's new 1" drive that holds 400M? They claim this is a low tech drive geared for price. Aimed at camcorders, etc. Initial price point started at $200, but aiming below $100 if volume hits. What do you see as max storage on a payable AutoPC using flash? Do we assume flash because it is more shock resistant? Regards, Mark