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Topic: Flash Memory

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite activity(s):

Karaoke

Favorite body part(s):

Ears

Most admires:

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates

Favorite possession(s):

Apple Computer, Windows computer, Digital camera

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

Interest(s):

Computers

Currently has on their coffee table:

Mac Today, PC World

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking, Myst, X-Wing

Likes to wear:

Digital watch

Favorite online activity(s):

Downloading MP3's, Finding ringtones for their phone

Favorite quote(s):

"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

If flash memory or a derivative technology can be made to erase one byte at a time, it may some day lead to a non-volatile RAM.
Flash memory for non-volatile setup and program storage.
Most likely Flash RAM will be used for saving data which is referred to as non-volatile memory.

Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

Both the Flash and the EEPROM are self-timed memories to avoid unauthorized reading of the data by slowing down or speeding up the master clock.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Flash or Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) is a type of non-volatile memory primarily used for programs in microprocessor systems.
The NAND-type flash memory chip employed in SmartMedia contributes to rapid write and erase capabilities since data is rewritten in small increments, leading to improved performance through continuous data recording and other benefits.
CSP is used for logic IC and flash memory of cellular phones and expected to be used for DRAM packages.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

The best way to backup your Newton without Windows or a Mac is to buy a 2 MB flash PCMCIA memory card and to backup on this card.
Flash memory is used in PCMCIA memory cards, PCMCIA flash disks, other types of solid state disks, embedded controllers, and smart cards.
ZMATE� is the world's smallest Flash Memory Card reader/writer that simply plugs into a USB port and allows photos, music, video and database files to be transferred to and from the Compact Flash card via the PC or Mac.

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