Hi Sherrie, Just a quick comment.... I don't know how long flash drives will last. Perhaps they haven't been around long enough to know for sure. But I have had one for 4 years now and it is still going with no problem. Take care - Emma In a message dated 3/9/2005 11:07:20 PM Central Standard Time, apperson@ix.netcom.com writes: Both methods have drawbacks, but if we're aware of them we can work around and avoid them as much as possible. I sure wish the 3" CD's were more available and less expensive. And I think you have to be careful in depending on the flash drives for long term storage. They're GREAT for transferring data from one place to another, but I've heard that they eventually burn out after a lot of use. Good luck to us all, Sherrie Apperson

Regarding the durability of flash drives, here is an excerpt from a review from C-Net on a SanDisk flash drive: "Besides lending it a dash of style, the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium's "titanium-coated metal casing" gives it an exceptionally high degree of durability. SanDisk says this USB flash drive is "virtually indestructible" and is "capable of surviving a force of up to 2,000 pounds." "We couldn't track down a 2,000-pound weight to drop on it to test this claim, but we stomped on it, tried to crack it in half, and chucked it really hard at a wall. The drive and its contents survived wholly undisturbed, and we concede that the Cruzer Titanium is certainly among the sturdiest USB flash drives around." Richard Rands At 02:22 AM 3/10/2005 -0500, ENC6@aol.com wrote: >Hi Sherrie, >Just a quick comment.... >I don't know how long flash drives will last. Perhaps they haven't been >around long enough to know for sure. But I have had one for 4 years now >and it is >still going with no problem. >Take care - Emma > > >In a message dated 3/9/2005 11:07:20 PM Central Standard Time, >apperson@ix.netcom.com writes: > >Both methods have drawbacks, but if we're aware of them we can work >around and avoid them as much as possible. I sure wish the 3" CD's were >more available and less expensive. And I think you have to be careful in >depending on the flash drives for long term storage. They're GREAT for >transferring data from one place to another, but I've heard that they >eventually burn out after a lot of use. > >Good luck to us all, >Sherrie Apperson > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >PAF-5-USERS Mailing List >http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php

What exactly is a flash drive? Mel ENC6@aol.com wrote: >Hi Sherrie, >Just a quick comment.... >I don't know how long flash drives will last. Perhaps they haven't been >around long enough to know for sure. But I have had one for 4 years now and it is >still going with no problem. >Take care - Emma > > >In a message dated 3/9/2005 11:07:20 PM Central Standard Time, >apperson@ix.netcom.com writes: > >Both methods have drawbacks, but if we're aware of them we can work >around and avoid them as much as possible. I sure wish the 3" CD's were >more available and less expensive. And I think you have to be careful in >depending on the flash drives for long term storage. They're GREAT for >transferring data from one place to another, but I've heard that they >eventually burn out after a lot of use. > >Good luck to us all, >Sherrie Apperson > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >PAF-5-USERS Mailing List >http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php > > > >

I think they are talking about the little things that look like a key chain bob. They are about the size of a person's thumb. You plug them into a USB port On your computer and you can use it like another harddrive. Except you can Unplug it and take it with you. I got one that has 256MBs on it, so equal to About 200 floppy disks. Alan Jones alanjones10@cox.net Mission Viejo, California, USA -----Original Message----- From: Mary Gagne [mailto:MaryEllen@satx.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:00 AM To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] CD and/or floppy What exactly is a flash drive? Mel ENC6@aol.com wrote: >Hi Sherrie, >Just a quick comment.... >I don't know how long flash drives will last. Perhaps they haven't >been >around long enough to know for sure. But I have had one for 4 years now and it is >still going with no problem. >Take care - Emma > > >In a message dated 3/9/2005 11:07:20 PM Central Standard Time, >apperson@ix.netcom.com writes: > >Both methods have drawbacks, but if we're aware of them we can work >around and avoid them as much as possible. I sure wish the 3" CD's were >more available and less expensive. And I think you have to be careful in >depending on the flash drives for long term storage. They're GREAT for >transferring data from one place to another, but I've heard that they >eventually burn out after a lot of use. > >Good luck to us all, >Sherrie Apperson > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >PAF-5-USERS Mailing List >http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/