[Coco] Re: flash memory

[James C. Hrubik, Sr.]

On Sunday, January 25, 2004, at 12:05  PM, Mark Marlette wrote:

> At 11:42 AM 1/25/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>
> No FLASH problems reported to date here at Cloud-9.......
>
>
>
>> In a message dated 1/24/04 9:37:06 PM, bradgrier at cox.net writes:
>>
>> << The latest is that it's bad flash memory (just like the kind used 
>> in
>> digital cameras). Testing seems to confirm this. The good news is it
>> sounds like they may be able to work around it without losing too much
>> functionality. >>
>>
>> Heh - is it possible that noone at NASA has been reading the CoCo 
>> list?  A
>> while
>> back a fellow list member (but no longer...?) from S. Africa 
>> mentioned a flaw
>> in
>> flash memory that was heavily used, at least in the older versions.  
>> Perhaps
>> that
>> flaw is what manifested itself on Spirit...(?)
>> It might be informative to ask those current members who have used 
>> Boisey's
>> flash
>> memory adapter for the IDE controller if they've experienced any 
>> problems
>> after
>> extended usage with OS-9, which can give drives a rigorous workout.   
>>    -ph
>

Might be possible.  I have occasional crashes of the card in my Kodak 
DC240 (8M Kodak card), which requires a reformat before it's useable 
again.  Then again, with no diagnostics, it could be an odd camera 
glitch, too.

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