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Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD?

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7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> writes:

> unruh wrote:
> 
> > ["Followup-To:" header set to uk.comp.os.linux.]
> > On 2012-03-22, 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com>
> > wrote:
> >> unruh wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 2012-03-22, 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to
> >>>> format an SSD?
> >>>> 
> >> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>
> >>>> Looking around at prices and advances in technology,
> >>>> next year will see sub 20nm SSD manufacturing and
> >>>> 100GB SSDs costing $50 or thereabouts.
> >>>>
> >>>> What to do with all that computing power?
> >>>>
> >>>> Excuse us, one thing that is bugging me this moment.
> >>>> Who says Linux had to format an SSD and why???????????
> >>> 
> >>> Any storage medium needs formatting,
> >>
> >> Does anyone format RAM?
> > 
> > Yes. Every operating system formats ram
> 
> In general, embedded systems don't format RAM.
> The smaller the system, the less likely.

So what do you call the process of making a RAM filesystem, for
/tmp or /dev, or whatever?

Phil
-- 
> I'd argue that there is much evidence for the existence of a God.
Pics or it didn't happen.
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Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 19:29 +0000
  Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-03-22 20:14 +0000
    Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 20:16 +0000
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-03-22 21:31 +0100
        Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 20:43 +0000
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            Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? "Henk & Ingrid" <Henk_Ingrid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-22 22:56 +0100
              Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 22:04 -0400
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-03-22 21:14 +0000
        Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 22:46 +0000
          Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 16:29 +0100
          Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-26 23:43 +0300
            Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> - 2012-03-26 16:03 -0600
              Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-03-27 02:38 +0000
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-23 15:39 +0000
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