What is this and why is it funny?

[Steve]

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[Matthias99]

It's a joke. Read the title on the first page more carefully.

Most of the specs are BS, or bad puns. The charts on the second page are kind of silly.

 

[Steve]

I don't get it, I think I'm in over my head. Maybe I should stick to off-topic.

Though, I did notice the footnotes.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: sm8000
I don't get it, I think I'm in over my head. Maybe I should stick to off-topic.

What exactly would you do with a write-only memory chip?

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Originally posted by: sm8000
I don't get it, I think I'm in over my head. Maybe I should stick to off-topic.

What exactly would you do with a write-only memory chip?

I sorta suspected that would be a problem to begin with. I'm sure there's more that I don't get.

 

[BrownTown]

my favourite is the graph showing number of pins left after multiple uses

FINO: first in never out comes in a close second though

 

[harrkev]

Write only -- as in not allowed to read.

Think in terms of a CDs.
CD-Rom -- Read only
CD-R/w -- Read and write.

How much would you pay for a CD that you could write to, but were not allowed to read from?

As a side note, this was actually included in a company's databook back in the 70's by a bunch of comedian engineers. The people compiling the book were not technical, and did not "get it." The company no longer exists.

 

[Peter]

Awww maaaan ... we've had that as an april fools joke in an EE paper, about 1982-ish. That was a DIY project, complete with PCB layout and everything - a "WOM" Write Only Memory, perfect for backups

It basically was an address decoder, an OR over the data lines, and a large capacitor. Everything looked perfectly scientific, at least as long as you managed to not see the bleeding obvious uselessness of the assembly ...

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[TuxDave]

hahaha.. funny.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Heh. Would've been kinda funny had I read it after slogging thru tons of datasheets during my final year of Comp Eng. It's just plain silly now.

 

[CrispyFried]

its been around for a while. I like the "pins left vs number of insertions" graph.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Originally posted by: sm8000
I don't get it, I think I'm in over my head. Maybe I should stick to off-topic.

What exactly would you do with a write-only memory chip?

It's for people who really want to secure their data.

 

[Parkre]

It's a condem!!

"latex cover"
"pit bucket"
"number of insertions"

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
What exactly would you do with a write-only memory chip?

Proper hardware implementation of /dev/null, so that Linux can stop wasting processor time emulating one?

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: Peter

Originally posted by: Matthias99
What exactly would you do with a write-only memory chip?

Proper hardware implementation of /dev/null, so that Linux can stop wasting processor time emulating one?

:thumbsup::thumbsup: :laugh:

 

[OSX]

One of the specs on page one referred to the Bit Bucket.

 

[skimple]

"The 25120 is easily cooled by employment of a six-foot fan, 1/2" from the package. If device fails, you have exceeded the ratings. In such cases, more air is recommended"

:laugh:

 

[skimple]

deleted - double post

 

[kirkaptain]

WORN (Write Once, Read Never)

I crack me up!