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A type of memory developed by NEC. VCM memory adds some low latency SRAM registers onto standard SDRAM, much like EDO compared to Fast Page Mode memory. VC memory never took off, as DDR memory and RDRAM superseded SDRAM.
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Virtual Channel Memory - By DALTON CONLEYThe WiFi revolution is here. With the technology known as wirelessfidelity, laptop users can get onto the Internet and download e-mail,photos and other electronic files from places once well off theinformation superhighway -- parks, truck stops and cafes, to name afew.That's a wonderful thing, but what's better is that WiFi holds thepromise of bridging America's much discussed digital divide - if wemake it ubiquitous and free to use, like the public library system.After all, just as roads and bridges were among the most importantpublic investments in the industrial period, wireless access to theInternet is arguably the most crucial public investment of theinformation age.For now, though, wireless Internet access is a hodgepodge. In mostcases, a home computer user buys a wireless router (which costs lessthan $100) that links to an Internet connection (which can costseveral hundred dollars a year). The router then broadcasts a signal,which typically covers 300 feet to 1,600 feet, that allows allcomputers within that range to tap into the Internet. Somebusinesses, like coffee shops, have WiFi on their premises to lurecustomers. Some institutions also provide WiFi to the public. InBryant Park, next to the New York Public Library on 42nd Street,laptop users can sit at one of the public tables on a gloriousafternoon and read their e-mail while sipping a latte, thanks to theBryant Park Restoration Corporation. Similarly, Columbia Universityoffers free wireless access on its campus.http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/19/opinion/19CONL.html
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