[RBASE-L] - Re: Pen Drive

[BKarmel]

I got a SanDisk 256mb "stick" that plugs into a 2.0 USB from COSTCO for $50. Wear it around my neck along with my ID.  best way to date to take work from office to home. Works great on XP, Win2000. not so sure aobut win98. bernie William Stacy wrote: I like the speed and capacity, but it's probably a spinning drive, which is probably going to be way more shock sensitive than the flash memory units, no?  I think the pen drive is rated around 15 g's or more, and even at that I managed to knock loose a diode or something from one. And the cost differential is not insignificant: $430 for the 80 gig. At under $50, the pen drives even make nifty geeky gifts (say that 3 times) bill Ben wrote: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/635f/   ThinkGeek used to carry mor like this, but I think they gave up when they found:   http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/5ad4/   A Pocket Sized USB Drive that can hold 80Gb.  That pretty much covers anything I've needed.  ----- Original Message ----- From: David R. Billing To: RBASE-L Mailing List Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:26 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Pen Drive Hi Guys,   The Wall Street Journal had an article today on a wrist watch with 256MB memory that you hooked up to a USB port and served the same function, a portable data storage.  I used to be stuck carrying a Zip disk, and before that reels and cartridges of tape, around in my brief case.  Anybody remember the cartrifile?  Dick Tracy must be enjoying himself now.  I wonder what he's using these days.   Dave Billing Tall Tree Business Solutions ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stacy To: RBASE-L Mailing List Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:10 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Pen Drive Either name is ok.  The Pen Drive (that's it's trademark name) came with both a little loop built in and a lanyard that is easily attached to the loop. I used to carry it on my keychain but but once the loop broke and I dropped it and drove over it before I noticed it. Fortunately they've gotten pretty cheap.  I got my last one at Radio Shack. bill Bernard Lis wrote: Hi Bill  (or do you prefer to be called William?),   5. copies it to my pen drive (a 64 meg hard drive that I wear around my neck on the way home) These are great things for taking mod's to the customer, I used to use a zip disk or a laptop. How did you attach the string to the drive? Mine is more like a stick (only 32 MB), I try to carry it in my pocket, but I'm afraid it might get lost when I put my hand in and out of my pocket. If I put it in my briefcase, I always have to spend time fishing for it.  A string around the neck sounds like a good idea, but there is nothing to attach it to.  do they have carrying cases for these things?   Bernie Lis