June 1996 / State of the Art

A Place for Everything	Data-storage pioneers continue to push technology to the limits. - by By Edmund X. DeJesus
Irresistible Drives Spin-Valve Head Dynamic Head Loading Atomic Bits	Quantum mechanics meets aerodynamics in hard drives: the next generation. - by By Edmund X. DeJesus
The Way of All Flash Sizzle and Flash How Flash Memory Works Two Competitors: NAND Flash...NOR Flash Zeros and Ones in Flash-Memory Cells	Flash memory keeps chasing hard drives--while becoming more important in other ways. - by By Rick Cook
CD It for Yourself CD-ROM Premastering Process 4X the Fun from JVC Remarkable Reliability CD-R Solves NASA's Space Race NASA's CD-R Assembly Line CD-R's Multiple Personalities	Recording CD-ROMs is easy, inexpensive, and perfect for archival storage. - by By Jason J. Hyon and Michael D. Martin

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