From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 15:38:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6064316A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:38:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from praetor.linc-it.com (adsl-068-157-070-217.sip.jan.bellsouth.net [68.157.70.217]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDD8143D2D for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:38:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mortis.over-yonder.net (adsl-19-137-169.jan.bellsouth.net [68.19.137.169]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by praetor.linc-it.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 899291521C; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:38:23 -0600 (CST) Received: by mortis.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 4C43620F26; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:38:21 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:38:20 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Matthew West Message-ID: <20031212233820.GB78055@over-yonder.net> References: <20031212084643.F10569@zoraida.natserv.net> <20031212151310.GA81432@apotheosis.org.za> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031212151310.GA81432@apotheosis.org.za> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i-fullermd.1 X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CF cards wear out? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:38:26 -0000 On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 05:13:11PM +0200 I heard the voice of Matthew West, and lo! it spake thus: > > If you're going to be using a system like the Soekris boards and your > project requires a media that you can do a lot of writes too, I would > recommend something like IBM's Microdrives. You should be able to fit > these inside the Soekris chassis without a problem. The NET4801 has a > Microdrive IDE connector on the board. Note, though, that Microdrives tend to have a really low advertised MTBF. I mean, _really_ low. Like, maybe a year of constant running? -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"