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

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2016-10-20 kl. 16:19, skrev 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
>
>

Seems to still beeing available:

https://www.amazon.com/Kanguru-Flash-Physical-Protect-switch/dp/B008OGNM8E