Feb 4 2007
Name ‘Flash’ for Flash Memory
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The name ‘Flash’ for Flash Memory was suggested by Mr. Shoji Ariizumi to Dr. Fujio Masouka, the inventor of Flash memory, because the transistor’s ability to erase data in a split second reminded of camera flash.
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Jan 23 2007
Nero Burning Rom
Nero Burning Rom was named after Roman Emperor Nero, who is supposed to have been playing his lyre while Rome burned - though that’s apocryphal. And the process is called ‘burning’. Is this sheer genius or cheesy copywriting?
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