Timothy Sipples wrote:
I don't remember where I read or heard the story, but I think IBM preferred
to use the term "storage" because "memory" implied that forgetting is
possible. Therefore, to avoid conveying the impression that IBM computers
could forget precious information -- or at least to suggest that forgetting
was less likely -- "storage" it was.
I heard a similar story about BDAM; it allowed random access. "Random?
You mean you don't know where it is?" So it became direct access, "Oh
yes, in fact we can go directly to the record you want."
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IBM Growth Markets (Based in Singapore)
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