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To: Ausdauer who wrote (4806)	2/20/1999 3:19:00 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (3) of 60323

Ausdauer, my guess is that the memory stick was designed NOT to fit into a CF slot. SNDK's CF scheme provides a universal hardware interface and leaves the software interface to the manufacturer. Sony provides the software as well to provide a more complete solution. Imagine recording a photo with a Ricoh camera then inserting the stick into a Sony Playstaion for viewing. Then inserting it into a PC which pops up the same image and asks where you would like to send it. All without user intervention. They may be late but Sony appears to have a more user-friendly, more marketable solution. SNDK will have to write a lot of software if they expect to maintain their market share. Without it, CF could become the "8-track" of flash memory. Craig

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