RE: Why do computers still have disk drives?

64GB Compact Flash now out:

http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20060911_0000286548

Think I saw one a while back on tigerdirect.ca for
around CDN$4400 !

--- "Jones, John (US)" <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Or 3-4 of these:

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/31-port-usb-hub-why-not-180383.ph

p

Note that there is currently a limit of 127 USB
devices per host
controller (or PC; I'm not sure). 


John A. Jones, CISSP
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Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ingvaldson, Scott
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:09 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Why do computers still have disk
drives?

Like a VIC-20 Expansion Interface? 

Regards,
 
Scott Ingvaldson
iSeries System Administrator
GuideOne Insurance Group


-----Original Message-----
date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:38:30 -0500
from: Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Why do computers still have disk
drives?

Can you imagine a PC card with 100 of the guts of a
thumb-drive on it?

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