[bookport] Re: future of compactflash cards
- From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:25:10 -0400
Flash memory and CompactFlash, as such, are not synonymous. Flash memory
includes a number of specific configurations such as MMC, SD, CF, and
several others. The NLS program is still in the developmental stage, so
if they chose to do so, they could go in any direction so far as
hardware is concerned. Moreover, just as with open reel tape and the
3.5-inch floppy I mentioned in my other message, I feel totally
confident in predicting that there will be sources for CompactFlash
cards for as far as anyone can see into the future, especially when a
potential customer places orders in the quantities that NLS would be
doing. I wouldn't worry a bit about this issue with respect to the NLS
program.=20
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Massey
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:29 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: future of compactflash cards
Hi, Mike. Thank you for bringing this topic to light.
I have read a couple of articles on the development of the digital
talking=20
book program through NLS and there plan is to use flash memory. I
certainly=20
do hope that compact flash cards do not become obsolete if that is the=20
medium which NLS plans to use.
Mike
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: [bookport] future of compactflash cards
> Hi all, I read an interesting article today, and was just wondering
what
> everyone thought on this. Of course, you can't always believe
everything=20
> you
> read, especially on the internet, but, it was basically talking about
the
> different types of flash memory, compactflash, multimedia card, secure
> digital, xd picture card, and the memory stick. The interesting part
of=20
> the
> article was that it was saying that with there smaller form factors,
the
> multimedia card, secure digital and smart media cards were rapidly
being
> used in place of compactflash cards in cameras, pdas, and mp3 players,
and
> that the compactflash card was becoming obsolescent, and would
probably
> disappear from the market with in the next year or two. I can't help
but
> wonder if there is any truth to this? I've actually never seen any of
the
> other types of cards, so I wonder if there is anything better about
them,=20
> or
> if it's just a different type of connector, but the same result.
> Compactflash does seem to have the largest storage out of all of them,
> but,
> even still, it was kind of an interesting article.
>=20
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