Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 29 Jun 2000 11:18:51 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Peter C. Wallace" <pcw@mesanet.com>
To:        freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: oversized floppies for picobsd? 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.20.0006291110000.7261-100000@freeby.mesanet.com>
In-Reply-To: <200006290248.UAA60922@harmony.village.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Warner Losh wrote:

> In message <0006282052521D.00531@tyr.dreamwvr.com> dreamwvr writes:
> :     yoru right actually disk on chip would be the prefered method IMHO for 
> : if you could and wanted to;-))
> 
> We've had supply and reliabilty problems with DOC.  They are also more 
> than CF + adapter in the sizes that we're interested in.
> 
> Warner
> 
> 
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
> 

	I agree, we use 'embedded' CF (a CF controller chip and memory on
the on CPU card itself) on some of our CPUs. Since they look like just an
IDE drive, no special drivers are needed. Also CF is a mass market item so
there is lots of competition keeping the price low. Also, good CF using
NAND flash and ECC can support millions of writes, probably better than
the media life of a floppy...
 

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics



To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.20.0006291110000.7261-100000>