Post #1699523
2026-03-11 11:58 UTC
@BoredomFestival
I just looked up that passage.
It says 3 MB of "hot" RAM from "the Hitachi".
Isn't "Hitachi" synonymous with a certain kind of toy for grown-ups these days?
Those surely have 3 MB of RAM nowadays. And it would be "hot" RAM for sure.
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@chloeraccoon@mastodonapp.uk 2026-03-11 14:18
@alexanderondu @BoredomFestival @patterfloof Hitachi hadn't put their name on the magic wand for ages, and sold the design to another company a few years ago...
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@Imprinted@mastodon.uno 2026-03-11 17:20
@alexanderondu @BoredomFestival Hitachi at some point in the '90s was making computers (MSX, laptop RISC, PCs) along with other Japanese tech company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX https://www.computer-specifications.com/specifications/Hitachi-C90D-Specs.html https://www.openpa.net/pa-risc_processor_other.html#pa50 So maybe Gibson was using one of these as reference.