From: commodorejohn@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 16:31:24 -0500   
   c186282  wrote:   
      
   > This prompted me to try ferroelectric memory, which is much much   
   > faster. Built a dozen field-project boards using that. Could save a   
   > bunch of relevant vars and values into that mem more often without   
   > slowing down the rest of the app.   
      
   Been meaning to poke around with that for ages. Obviously the intended   
   application is as an alternative to flash memory for persistent storage   
   of firmware and/or settings, but it's interesting to consider a small   
   homebrew system where it's used as main memory, directly analogous to   
   core - free and indefinite-ish "suspend" with no battery drain!   
      
   (Volatility of main memory is such a baked-in assumption to every form   
   of computing post-mini era...of course mobile devices have had suspend/   
   resume for ages, but our OSes are still designed around the assumption   
   that the computer starts with a blank slate and every process starts by   
   getting loaded from disk. It'd be interesting to seriously re-examine   
   that way of thinking...)   
      
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