At 10:26 AM -0500 12/5/2002, Jim Eddy wrote: >I recall that a problem with CF cards is that they aren't designed for >constant read-writes that a hard disk deals with. In other words, to >carry info from one computer to another is OK but not for constant use, >or to use for virtual memory.
Any flash memory has a limited number of writes. Reads are okay though. So using it as a boot disk is okay but VM may be hard on it. It depends on how many writes it can handle. Early Non-Volatile memory was only good for 10,000 writes (and some designers didn't figure so well). AFAIK anything current is good for 100,000 writes or more. Harddisk are also limited but it's based on hours of operation. Since the disk is spinning anyway and the magnetic media isn't worn out by writing or reading it doesn't matter how many reads or writes are performed on an HD. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
