Silicon Disk System

<p>The Silicon Disk System was the first commercially available <a href="/facts/RAM_disk/dUx1PPEM">RAM disk</a> for <a href="/facts/Microcomputers/ETW22UTv">microcomputers</a>.
</p><p>It was written by Jerry Karlin in 1979/80. Karlin was joined by Peter Cheesewright, and their company Microcosm Research Ltd. marketed the product for a number of years. The product was available as a standalone and also bundled with a number of different microcomputers and RAM-board products. Later, the Silicon Disk System was sold by <a href="/facts/Microcosm_Ltd/GsnXJax8">Microcosm Ltd</a>. Initially, it was available for the CP/M operating system. Versions for the <a href="/facts/MP/M/slxQMszr">MP/M</a>, <a href="/facts/CP/M-86/x6BzDadH">CP/M-86</a>, and <a href="/facts/MP/M-86/slxQMszr">MP/M-86</a> operating systems followed. Following the launch of the IBM PC, a version for the <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a> and <a href="/facts/PC_DOS/ScsfqAwQ">PC DOS</a> operating systems was produced.
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Silicon Disk System