[NTLK] Y2010 Fix Idea

[Jeremy O'Brien]

This really worries me. I dread the day when my newton's flash dies. I
guess it doesn't happen too often though eh?

On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 10:24:23AM +1300, Tony Kan wrote:
> Tony
> 
> Yes, the thought had crossed my mind too.  OTOH the Newton must be writing to
> memory reasonably frequently anyway, that's why we don't have to hit "file|save"
> before turning it off.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tony Kan
> 
> Christchurch
> New Zealand
> 
> [snip]
> Isn't there a risk of some kind of bitrot with the internal flash memory if you
> write to it that often ? I have a vague memory of discussions on the list of
> keeping often written areas on replaceable Flash cards that could be thrown
> away, rather than on internal memory that can't.
> [snip]
> 
> 
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