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> In reply:
> > Anybody seen any good literature/prices on this sort of thing lately. How
> > long are they rumored to exist.  It would be really cool if a PC was like
> > an hp48, damn thing never crashes and is basically always on.
> 
> kinda cool...  SS disks have been around for a while, but i don't
> recall non-volatility though.

Several industrial computer suppliers have devices that are basically 
an IDE interface, a micro, a pile of 72-pin SIMMs and a battery.

mike