I was optimistic about optical media too, LOL. Hopefully they'll find a way to shield them against magnetic fields, then that will really be something. -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://www.OrpheusComputing.com http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Grossman" Actually, I'm very optimistic about the future of solid state hard drives. As you wrote in your other email, solid state technology is not ready for prime time. That's true. The technology is too new, so there are bugs in it now. However (and as opposed to CD/DVD technology) the industry is working on solid state technology and is trying to improve it. That should make a great deal of difference in the future. David Grossman > -----Original Message----- > > > Yeah that's because there's nothing to replace it. All those > flash drives and media cards are sensitive to electromagnetic > fields. Get too close to one, and your data is fried. > That's > why I use optical media, and media cards, and HD's. There's > solid state HD's out now, but I think they are just like > memory > cards, too sensitive to EM fields. > -Clint > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Grossman" > > Nonetheless, CD/DVD media has withstood the test of time, and > it is still > very popular. By now, it should have been replaced by > something > better - and > less flaky. > David Grossman ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-