Memory system having magnetic disk drive implemented as cache memory and being integrated with optical disk drive in a hierarchical architecture
US6070226A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system with an optical disk drive is provided with a magnetic disk drive as a cache. The magnetic disk drive is physically integrated with the optical disk drive. A semiconductor RAM is provided as a further cache for the magnetic disk drive and is physically integrated therewith.
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