Re: Reading from SRAM
Reinhard Burkert (reinb@pc.jaring.my)
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 23:24:35 +0100
BenWagg@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 96-12-17 08:48:42 EST, you write:
>
> << I did exactly what you propose and managed on second try to
> install Zen & the art of the Internet on my flash card. The first try
> was with the Omnicom program, but it did not work as Omnicom does not
> preserve the full GEOS filenames. Second try with BMS File Manager
> worked just fine.
>
> With the new installer you can also directly install a book on a
> flashcard, however I never tried if it works or not. >>
>
> Hi - I got your message in with a number of others in a packet of mail being
> forwarded to me. I would reply to this "in conference" but I'm not sure
> where I was cruising the web when I came across the offer to subscribe me to
> all these things. (I'll find it later...)
>
> Anyway, I thought I read that the flash cards take much more power to
> read&write, so wouldn't it be draining to read a book from there? Or did
> that just refer to backing data up to them, and not reading? I am
> considering (as is everyone out there, it sounds) getting some additional
> storage for my 120, but am not sure yet whether to go SRAM or flash.
>
I use an 8 meg flash card from MagicRam. I got specs from them that it
actually takes a lot of power during writes, but reads are not worse
that SRAM. I put most of the stuff I only read on this card and havent
noticed a big decrease in battery life. The Ogo is extremely battery
hungry anyway, I use one set of alkalines about every 10 days.
The good news with flash cards is of course that you get them in huge
sizes at good prices - I have now 8 megs installed, find an affordable
SRAM card with this capacity!
> Also, where are you finding e-books? I have found a couple of websites,
> FineBind and INEDIM. (FineBind's price is better...) :-)
>
I use the same sites, and I agree that FineBind has definitely better
prices than Inedim. Anyway, Inedim does not take credit cards so I cant
buy anything from them here in Malaysia.
-- reinhard