> From: Brian Mathis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> developers should not be writing anything to flash RAM.
> That is something which is a user choice, and can only be done
> with specialized utilities.
> at all times the user initiates the process.
I'd disagree with such a blanket statement. Some apps may be required to
back up critical user data to flash as a normal part of the record editing
process. Ideally this would still be somewhat under user control, such as a
preference for "Back up changed records to flash memory?" or something like
that.
I agree this should _not_ be done by 99.44% of applications, but there can
definitely be demand for such extra data safety in certain enterprise class
applications. A big company may well decide not to deploy 10,000 Palm
devices to their sales force unless those devices can survive battery death
or other mishaps, and then buy only flashable devices for this purpose. In
this situation, I think flashing is a reasonable to feature to build into
the application.
(Don't worry... Siebel Handheld won't be available on PalmGear! :-)
-slj-
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