Sorry Ben, but with great respect I must disagree and beat a dead horse. Your answer ignores the question.
1) The SD card solved the non-volatile issue several years ago without breaking a lot of stuff. An embedded SD card would have been wonderful. NVFS is a not. 2) An SD card (or something like it) doesn't require power, either. And, see #1. 3) Embedded or external SD card (or something like it) is NAND, which is why they're a cheap and elegant solution. NVFS is not. While I appreciate the position you are in, good intentions are not an acceptable answer. -------------------- Jeff Loucks Work 425-284-1128 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home 253-851-8908 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile 253-691-8812 -----Original Message----- From: Ben Combee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:04 PM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: re: NVFS articles online At 01:38 PM 4/20/2005, you wrote: >Ben, > >What did NVFS buy us? Seems like its just breaking a lot of stuff... The big advantages to NVFS are, in my opinion: 1) Database storage is non-volatile and won't be erased if the battery goes dead. This is very important for smartphones where users often run the device to an out-of-power state or where the device has a replaceable battery. 2) Storage memory doesn't require power, making it possible to have longer battery lives while increasing the amount of memory available. Reviews have shown the NVFS-enabled Tungsten E2 to have a much longer life than the similar Tungsten E. 3) NAND flash is cheaper than low-power dynamic RAM and a lot cheaper than NOR flash. This means devices can have more storage yet cost less. -- Ben Combee, Senior Software Engineer, palmOne, Inc. "Combee on Palm OS" weblog: http://palmos.combee.net/ Developer Forum Archives: http://news.palmos.com/read/all_forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
