Re: [NTLK] Warning: 20 MB Cards Recently on eBay

From: Laurent Daudelin (nemesys_at_cox.rr.com)
Date: Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:18:31 EST

on 18/01/02 00:10, Peter Cameron at pdwc_at_sympatico.ca wrote:

> I looked around the net a bit and it seems PCMCIA linear flash RAM
> cards, depending on brand and series, are rated for either 1,000,000 or
> 100,000 read/write cycles. This, of course is an average, your mileage may
> vary.
> Intel Value Series 100 seemed to clock in at 1,000,000 R/W while some
> other Intel series were in the 100,000 class.
> This won't help if you have a generic card, but many have a manufacturer
> part code stamped on them somewhere. I look at some Newton branded 2MB cards
> I have and they appear to have an Intel part# iMC002FLSA. Other 2MB Newton
> cards have completely different markings. I have a 6MB Intel with the number
> iMC006FLSC. My Newton branded 4MB card offers no clues as to the original
> manufacturer (though it might be under the label).

What about a "Pretec FAD032-P"? ;-)

-Laurent. 

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