Re: [tlug] Flash Memory History & BIOS Durability (or lack thereof)

[Lyle H Saxon <llletters@example.com>]

On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 12:49 PM,  <jep200404@example.com> wrote:
> Almost all BIOSs are in non-volatile memory. Mask-ROM, EPROM, and
> flash are the commonly used non-voltile memories used for BIOSs.
> Everything uses flash now. Before flash, EPROM was dominant.
> A few manufacturers used mask ROM as Kalin wrote about.
> Mask ROM is forever. EPROM and flash forget over decades.
>
> [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Non-volatile_memory
> [2] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Mask_ROM
> [3] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/EPROM
> [4] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/EEPROM

Thanks for the links.  I see I should have done a lot more Googling
first before posting!