Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club! On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:19:15 +0930, Greg Mayman wrote: > UV-EPROMs rarely lasted more than about 10 years, EEPROMs somewhat less. > I don't know what technology the memory sticks use, but I doubt that > they would last for more than a few years unless stored in a specially > cool environment. Flash disks have a lifespan of about 100,000 writes. If used sporadically long life. Daily and frequent a couple years. Cal Arachne at FreeLists -- Arachne, The Premier GPL Web Browser/Suite for DOS --