On 25/06/2011 06:44 PM, Darren New wrote:

> I knew someone who worked on modern military helicopters, at least some
> of which also have mag core memory. The thing is, it's non-volatile. You
> can lose power without wiping out your mission or having to reboot or
> whatever.

I wonder how well the power consumption of core compares to flash.

Because, let's face it, flash is available in densities that core will 
never match.

Also, I was under the impression that core requires constant temperature 
operating conditions, or you have to recalibrate it.

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