RE: 3.5" Diskettes

["Elvis Budimlic" <ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hans Boldt
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:57 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: 3.5" Diskettes
Checkout this interesting article:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/06/10/ibm.memory.reut/index.html


Shields, Ken wrote:
>       I am almost sure,, that within ten years, we will all see
computers with no hard disk.
> that's not too hard a stretch....
> Ken

Considering that a 1G flash card is already cheaper than a 1G 
microdrive, that's a pretty safe prediction.

(Note that back in December 2002, IBM sold off it's hard drive 
business. Also note that the 1G flash card is a CF Type I card, but 
the microdrive is a CF Type II card that may not be compatible with 
all devices and may not even work properly in all environments.)

Cheers! Hans