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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 50 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Solid state is kinda like a microscopic punch card.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

More like microscopic fidget bubble poppers.

When the computer wants a bit to be a 1, it pops it down. When it wants it to be a 0, it pops it up.

If it were like a punch card, it couldn’t be rewritten as writing to it would permanently damage the disc. A CD-RW is basically a microscopic punch card though, because the laser actually burns away material to write the data to the CD.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

They work through electron tunneling through a semiconductor, so something does go through them like an old punch card reader

[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 21 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Much more so than solid state.