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   Joe Cooper 💾 (swelljoe@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 14:16:19 JST Joe Cooper 💾

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs small and flat. People like that. (Probably actually just cheaper to manufacture or has better licensing terms, or both.)

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     Rev. Kellyn Delgado (revkellyn@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:35:58 JST Rev. Kellyn Delgado

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs
     https://youtu.be/VeLvdE8lNW4?si=nTkNNPBYm7lhhBx3

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     Brad (bk1e@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 23:51:29 JST Brad

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     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @swelljoe @thomasfuchs I’m shocked to learn that SmartMedia and xD used a bare NAND flash with no controller or wear leveling. Perhaps NAND was more reliable back then but today this seems like living dangerously.

     It sounds like SmartMedia lost because it had a max capacity of 128 MB. Having two incompatible versions with different voltages probably didn’t help. (These also seem like consequences of exposing a bare NAND flash with no controller.)

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     Joe Cooper 💾 (swelljoe@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 23:51:30 JST Joe Cooper 💾

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs xD: weird shape. Dimensions are wrong. People don't like that.
     SmartMedia: contacts too exposed, looks naked.
     (Probably still just about cost of manufacture and licensing. Price and availability makes a big difference.)