Bubble memory is a type of non-volatile computer memory that uses a thin film of a magnetic material to hold small magnetized areas, known as bubbles or domains, each storing one bit of data. Bubble memory started out as a promising technology in the 1970s, but failed commercially as hard disk performance and cost improvements in the 1980s overtook its advantages.
Read more about Bubble Memory: Prehistory: Twistor Memory, Magnetic Bubbles, Commercialization, Further Applications
Famous quotes containing the words bubble and/or memory:
“Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden, and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Beauty sat bathing by a spring,
Where fairest shades did hide her;
The winds blew calm, the birds did sing,
The cool streams ran beside her.
My wanton thoughts enticed mine eye
To see what was forbidden:
But better memory said Fie;
So vain desire was chidden—”
—Anthony Munday (1553–1633)