23 Sep
2008
23 Sep
'08
2:20 p.m.
james wrote:
Flash as a
PC disk has the problem of a limited number of writes.
IBM Microdrives don't have this problem, as they are, in fact, tiny hard
disks in a CFII form factor. I use one on my XT and love it.
Am I missing something here?
Size. It's difficult to put a hard drive in vintage hardware where it
wasn't designed to go, but CF cards are tiny and fit wedged inbetween
all kinds of things :)
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