> Flash Memory IS NOT ARCHIVAL. Period! > > To Over Simplify The Reason - The fast changing materials which > 'flash' on and off to store the 1's and 0's are inherently unstable. > For the Memory to be quick it has to change fast, but a quickly > changing material generally doesn't resist change well. Over time the > material evolves to give an incorrect 1 or 0 or an indeterminate > answer. Compared to the volatile system ram in our mac's they last a > really flippin long time. But long term storage it isn't.
Yes, I know I muffed my analogies in that expanation, but the essence is valid. The method the 1's and 0's are stored is inherently unstable and the 1's and 0's don't stay as specified in a durable manner. The 'data' in a sense evolves on it's own and can't be relied upon in a 'calendar' based measurement of time. Is that phrased better? Richard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
