Yes, it's hardware since, as was stated earlier, it plugs into a USB port. It is memory, since it has no moving parts. However, it appears on your system as a disk drive, and can be treated in much the same way as a disk drive. Physically, most are about the size of your little finger. They are extremely handy if you want to copy files from one PC to another. George. ________________________________ From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of philip Sent: 08 March 2005 22:17 To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guispeak] Re: meory stick I need more details . Is this hard ware ? and what is the different between it and the normal hard disk any help would be appreciated Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: George Bell <mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 2:08 AM Subject: [guispeak] Re: meory stick It is simply a small piece of electronics, which acts just like a disk drive. It may plug into an available USB port, or have a dedicated slot, depending on make and type. Very convenient for moving large files about. They come in various sizes from a few Megabytes to around and even over a Gigabyte. George. -----Original Message----- From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debra Hernstrom Sent: 04 March 2005 19:27 To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guispeak] meory stick Hello, Just what is a memory stick and how does one use it? What are its advantages and disadvantages and how accessible are they? Thank you for answering what I suppose is a very novice question. Debra Hernstrom ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield.