From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: pechter@gmail.com (William Pechter) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:10:39 -0400 Subject: [TUHS] Unix v6 problem with /tmp In-Reply-To: References: <57991A21.5030404@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5799234F.80108@gmail.com> Clem Cole wrote: > That is exactly how its was done. In fact, DEC made a Solid State > Disk (out of RAM) just for UNIX that people used to use for /tmp. > Are you referring to the slick little ML11-A (I think it was an -A when I installed it at NY Telephone on West Street, next to the World Trade Center... I seem to remember it being used as an RS04 (or similar) fixed head disk replacement for swap -- but it could've been used for temp. Funny seeing a fault light on a Massbus controller'd box of mostly MK11 memory. IIRC it had write-lock as well. Neat idea and I wish someone would come up with a really large SSD with a writelock for archival storage of my stuff. No head crashes and if I could disable the possibility of accidental writing... Bill -- Digital had it then. Don't you wish you could buy it now! pechter-at-gmail.com http://xkcd.com/705/