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To: Derek C. who wrote (10821)	5/6/2000 12:19:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

The issue of write speed... ...was addressed in this post: Message 12612907 Derek, I wanted to say "thanks" for replying to my na‹ve question about flash and SRAM. The manufacture of flash eliminates the possibility of a single chip flash/SRAM solution. I trust this is because of the oxide layer that is used to "trap" electrons. The solutions for write speed will need to include the use of additional memory, likely volatile and not flash, to buffer the write process. Because flash memory is inherently slow I suspect that additional SRAM will be the memory of choice. This would need to be incorporated within the card as a separate chip. Is there any possibility of including a memory reservoir within the housing of the CF slot assembly or is this just another unecessary level of complexity? Ausdauer

To: Derek C. who wrote (10821)	5/6/2000 12:31:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

My first desktop PC lasted 3 1/2 years... ...and was a Pentium MMX with 32 MB of RAM and a couple gigabyte hard drive. I just received my Dell on Wednesday AM. I custom ordered it on-line Sunday morning and was shocked to hear that it arrived so soon as I suspected the order wouldn't get processed until Monday and factored in a day or two for assembly with standard ground delivery taking an additional 3 to 5 days. Dell is amazing. My new PC is a Pentium III 600 MHz with 3 new enhancements... 1) 256 MB of RAM to aid in image manipulation and possible digital video editing in the future. 2) A recordable/rewritable CD bay for archiving photos (bye-bye Zip drive!). 3) USB capability!!! This beats the hell out of Windows 95 and either serial or parallel port pass-through connectors! I feel very liberated with this new machine. I bought a SanDisk USB CompactFlash I & II card reader for $29.99 and downloaded the software. The thing worked without a hitch and was immediately recognized upon plugging in the USB connector. The beauty of this new CF reader is that under "My Computer" it shows up with the SanDisk logo rather than the generic "removable disk E:" indicator. Now if there were only a audible jingle for confirmation of card insertion into the device. As a consumer an auditory signal that the hot swap went well is very reassuring. Maybe they will include this in the next version. P.S. The logo on my SanDisk USB CF reader is cherry red, not creamsicle orange!!! I guess they fixed the problem with the unstirred ink in the factory. Ausdauer