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On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 7:22:37 AM UTC-4, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 7/5/2015 9:42 PM, Jason wrote:
I was thinking of flash memory.


I wouldn't trust anything called "flash" to last very long.


Last I read, life, about 2500 flashes. But that was years, maybe decades ago.
Best USB stick brand = SanDisc. Had other brands, had problems.
Coworker recommended, has an ancient one, keeps on ticking.

Jack

I've had
some USB thumb drives that have stopped working. They have a processor
between the connector and the memory, and you should know by now that if
there's a digital processor involved, some day it's going to screw you.

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