Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:38:20 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: Matthew West <mwest@uct.ac.za> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CF cards wear out? Message-ID: <20031212233820.GB78055@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <20031212151310.GA81432@apotheosis.org.za> References: <20031212084643.F10569@zoraida.natserv.net> <20031212151310.GA81432@apotheosis.org.za>
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On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 05:13:11PM +0200 I heard the voice of Matthew West, and lo! it spake thus: > > If you're going to be using a system like the Soekris boards and your > project requires a media that you can do a lot of writes too, I would > recommend something like IBM's Microdrives. You should be able to fit > these inside the Soekris chassis without a problem. The NET4801 has a > Microdrive IDE connector on the board. Note, though, that Microdrives tend to have a really low advertised MTBF. I mean, _really_ low. Like, maybe a year of constant running? -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"
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