[Info-vax] Gen-Z, a new memory interconnect on the horizon.

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of Simon Clubley via Info-vax
> Sent: 19-Oct-16 7:32 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-
> Earth.UFP>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Gen-Z, a new memory interconnect on
> the horizon.
> 
> On 2016-10-17, Galen <gltackett at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think hardware vendors should bring back physical front
panel
> switch
> > registers. Just imagine--one switch for each of 64 bits!
> 
> I wouldn't mind seeing physical write protect switches for
today's
> disk drives.
> 
> Simon.
> 

Agree .. and would extend this to USB disks as well.

We used to have USB sticks with a small switch on them for this.

It was a great way to ensure viruses did not infect the disk and
read-only backups remained read-only.


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com