Project storage on removable devices?

[Steven Peterson]

On Tuesday 18 November 2003 04:27 pm, Mathieu Chouinard wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 November 2003 15:53, you wrote:
> > Am Dienstag, 18. November 2003 21:08 schrieb Steven Suson:
> > > Many people aren't aware that under Linux, an USB mass storage device
> > > can be treated as a true HD, in the sense that it can be reformated
> > > using the standard utility mkfs in order to create ext2, ext3, etc.
> > > filesystems. So, make your flash HD one of these, and you're in
> > > business! ;-)
> >
> > And out of business really quick ;-) all normal filesystems use
> > one or more "central" blocks with data which is changed with each
> > change (FAT, bitmap, etc) or even access (think access time). As Flash
> > blocks "wear out" this can make this block and the whole disk unusable.
> > thats why there are things like jffs - which know how to handle
> > flash and use all blocks evenly
> >
> > Gustl
>
> But you can flash it for years before it worn out
> Mathieu
>

Well if thats the case it wouldn't be so bad seeing as harddrives usually 
don't make it past 2-5 years anyways. Lots of things cause them to wear out. 
But how can a flash memory block "wear out"? I thought that was one of the 
great things about flash memory - it's indestructible and will stand the test 
of time and use.



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Steven Peterson
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Rowan University
Peterson at Elvis.Rowan.edu
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