Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On 12/30/06, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Carl Lowenstein wrote: >> > On 12/29/06, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Carl Lowenstein wrote: >> >> > On 12/29/06, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> I just realized that with USB flash drives so cheap now, skip the >> >> memory >> >> >> card/adapter and just use USB. Allow use of USB keyboard/mouse if >> >> >> necessary as well, and maybe simplify mounting. We'll see, but >> >> I've got >> >> >> an old 128 meg thumb drive I can use for testing. >> >> >> >> >> >> > Richard W. Ernst wrote: >> >> >> >> 3. built in memory card slot. Really doesn't have to be able to >> >> read >> >> >> >> multiple media, just simplest/cheapest/most common since it's a >> >> >> >> dedicated system. >> >> > >> >> > Maybe remember that USB flash drives have a finite re-write >> life. So >> >> > you don't want to just transplant a running Linux system to them. >> >> > Think of a distribution that was designed to run from a CDrom but >> can >> >> > be installed to use the Flash drive instead of the CD. Damn Small >> >> > Linux comes to mind. >> >> > >> >> > carl >> >> >> >> I meant as a replacement for the "memory card" that would just hold >> the >> >> pix to be displayed, not for the OS. >> > >> > Now consider having the OS resident in another USB flash drive thus >> > reducing the amount of rotating machinery to near zero. >> > >> > carl >> >> I thought you just said not such a good idea because of finite >> read/write issues.... :) > > If you use the memory stick like a CDrom, it never gets written. > (except for the first time when the OS gets transcribed to it). I > wonder which would have a longer lifetime, a read-only memory stick or > a CDrom drive.
Things CD has which USB does not, and seems better off without: motors/mechanisms, bearings, associated power requirements dust, smoke, other pollutant (cat-hair?) susceptibilities seek latency more wires & connections (getting nit-picky, now, I suppose) Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
