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To: megazoo who wrote (11883)	6/9/2000 6:48:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

SXB, I think Gary Spiers may be the expert in this area for The Thread. I believe some systems are designed with OS's stored on SanDisk NOR-based cards using PCMCIA slots or CompactFlash slots mounted directly on system boards (not immediately accessible for removable, but easily upgraded). This way it functions like an "IDE flash disk". The boot instructions can be stored safely in this manner. I am not sure if NAND flash can be used in the same fashion. Here is something I posted about Psion a while back... Message 12154779 I believe the use of type II PCMCIA cards that is described in your original post & link is typical for telecommunications applications where the OS is stored on a flash drive and remains relatively impervious to harsh environmental conditions. This is one area where paying a bit more for a flash disk pays off in the long run. The piece of mind is worth the incremental expense for the people installing the telecommunications infrastructure. It also appears that with added capacity the PCMCIA flash disks are replacing the larger flash drives that SanDisk previously sold for like applications. I understand that SanDisk cannot keep up with demand for this type of application. Eli describes this book of business as attractive and lucrative. It also takes the seasonality out of the traditionally seasonal sale of flash cards for consumer applications. Ausdauer