What happened was, as technology moved forward, memory became faster.
Over the years, so many erotic memories had become associated with the scent of leather that her response was very strong.
Minicomputers during the late 1970s were running up against the 16-bit 64-kB address limit, as memory had become cheaper.
But the more he tried, the more solid the memory became.
I suppose you could make a point about how unreliable people's memories become over the years.
To be sure, as I had moved back in time, my memory of what was becoming the future faded out, but not, apparently, quite entirely.
Already his memories of the fight were becoming confused and vague.
The more often they're assembled, the stronger the memories become.
Second, that memories are becoming increasingly public - social, even.
Now that he was so close to getting out, his memories of home became near painfully sweet.