VentureBeat: The death of disk? HDDs still have an important role to play. [1]https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/02/the-death-of-disk-hdds-still-have-an-impor tant-role-to-play/ I invented the SSD (solid state disk) in August 1980, first marketed one in August 1981. See "SemiDisk Systems". References 1. https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/02/the-death-of-disk-hdds-still-have-an-important-role-to-play/