On 12/29/06, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> On 12/29/06, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I just realized that with USB flash drives so cheap now, skip the memory
>> card/adapter and just use USB. Allow use of USB keyboard/mouse if
>> necessary as well, and maybe simplify mounting. We'll see, but I've got
>> an old 128 meg thumb drive I can use for testing.
>>
>> > Richard W. Ernst wrote:
>> >> 3. built in memory card slot. Really doesn't have to be able to read
>> >> multiple media, just simplest/cheapest/most common since it's a
>> >> dedicated system.
>
> Maybe remember that USB flash drives have a finite re-write life. So
> you don't want to just transplant a running Linux system to them.
> Think of a distribution that was designed to run from a CDrom but can
> be installed to use the Flash drive instead of the CD. Damn Small
> Linux comes to mind.
>
> carl
I meant as a replacement for the "memory card" that would just hold the
pix to be displayed, not for the OS.
Now consider having the OS resident in another USB flash drive thus
reducing the amount of rotating machinery to near zero.
carl
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