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Subject: Re: [9fans] disk/^(mbr format fdisk prep)
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 07:10:57 +0200
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> I've also been thinking of putting /adm/secstore on compact flash.
> So far anyway, secstores are pretty small and compact flash cards
> aren't subject to head crashes.

Keep in mind the limited write cycle life, though.  At the very least,
you need to be able to back up the contents before end-of life.  Does
anyone here have specifics?  I presume CF cards just become read-only,
but perhaps they corrupt once their write cycle is exhausted?

++L