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I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.

I /am/ impressed.


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thanatoid wrote:
> I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.
>
> I /am/ impressed.
It is quite amazing, since I remember that my first HDD was only 120MB and I
really thought that the 6GB HDD I bought later, would never get filled up.
Good for you.
Buffalo

"Buffalo" <> wrote in
news:i25ij7$bhc$:

> thanatoid wrote:
>> I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.
>>
>> I /am/ impressed.
> It is quite amazing, since I remember that my first HDD was
> only 120MB and I really thought that the 6GB HDD I bought
> later, would never get filled up. Good for you.
> Buffalo

Yes, those were the days, huh? And I BET those under-1GB drives
STILL work, unlike most drives you can buy today will...

Oh well, we're just a few years (or less) from all solid-state.
That will be nice.

I remember buying a 256MB flash stick for a friend (who [while
his concept of "computer maintenance" was defragging his single
C: partition - which took 3-4 hrs and usually ended up with a
hang-reboot - **every single day**] /was/ USB-aware) about 5
years ago or so.

I think it cost me about 5 times what THIS one cost.

I still think that we are in that uncomfortable stage of "I can
have 200 DVD's on my HD *BUT* am not yet connected to an "every
film and TV show ever made, on your screen in 5 seconds for
$25/month" service, and I definitely think that the principal
development of the last 10 years has been the *perfection of
bloat as an art form* (the kind of art that actually makes
money) but this sure IS a nice and handy device, especially when
you need some stuff from someone with 4 computers who is unable
to burn a single CD-R on ANY one of them and is not aware there
are other programs than the built-in XP "utility".

Also great for the occasional printing of something huge in
color at an OfficeMax on a printer which cost more than
everything in my living room. Although I would /guess/ various
advantages of USB sticks have been mentioned in the past, so
I'll just shut up... ;-]

Cheers.


--
You know, that women never really faint
And that villains always blink their eyes
And that, you know, children are the only ones who blush
And that life is just to die
- Lou Reed

thanatoid wrote:
> "Buffalo" <> wrote in
> news:i25ij7$bhc$:
>
>> thanatoid wrote:
>>> I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.
>>>
>>> I /am/ impressed.
>> It is quite amazing, since I remember that my first HDD was
>> only 120MB and I really thought that the 6GB HDD I bought
>> later, would never get filled up. Good for you.
>> Buffalo
>
> Yes, those were the days, huh? And I BET those under-1GB drives
> STILL work, unlike most drives you can buy today will...
>
> Oh well, we're just a few years (or less) from all solid-state.
> That will be nice.
>
> I remember buying a 256MB flash stick for a friend (who [while
> his concept of "computer maintenance" was defragging his single
> C: partition - which took 3-4 hrs and usually ended up with a
> hang-reboot - **every single day**] /was/ USB-aware) about 5
> years ago or so.
>
> I think it cost me about 5 times what THIS one cost.
>
> I still think that we are in that uncomfortable stage of "I can
> have 200 DVD's on my HD *BUT* am not yet connected to an "every
> film and TV show ever made, on your screen in 5 seconds for
> $25/month" service, and I definitely think that the principal
> development of the last 10 years has been the *perfection of
> bloat as an art form* (the kind of art that actually makes
> money) but this sure IS a nice and handy device, especially when
> you need some stuff from someone with 4 computers who is unable
> to burn a single CD-R on ANY one of them and is not aware there
> are other programs than the built-in XP "utility".
>
> Also great for the occasional printing of something huge in
> color at an OfficeMax on a printer which cost more than
> everything in my living room. Although I would /guess/ various
> advantages of USB sticks have been mentioned in the past, so
> I'll just shut up... ;-]
>
> Cheers.

Well put.
Buffalo

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:26:29 +0000, thanatoid wrote:

> I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.
>
> I /am/ impressed.

You'll soon be trading in that frock coat and top hat for a zoot-suit,
then?



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On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:26:29 +0000, thanatoid wrote:

> I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.
>
> I /am/ impressed.

<stupendous standing ovation>

Welcome to the 21 century!!!

Now be sure to part it 22 times and add Lastdrive=Z to your config.sys
file.

thanatoid wrote:
> I just bought a 4GB flash stick, my first-ever USB device.
>
> I /am/ impressed.
>
Now you can install some linux to it and have a portable OS on a stick.


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thanatoid wrote:

> I remember buying a 256MB flash stick for a friend

My first one was 64 megs, for $50.

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On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:17:04 -0700, Jordon
<jordon@REMOVE~THISmyrealbox.com> wrote:

>thanatoid wrote:
>
>> I remember buying a 256MB flash stick for a friend
>
>My first one was 64 megs, for $50.
The first computer we had other than a commodore 64 came with a 500 MB
HD.

joevan wrote:
> Jordon wrote:
>> thanatoid wrote:

>>> I remember buying a 256MB flash stick for a friend

>> My first one was 64 megs, for $50.

> The first computer we had other than a commodore 64 came with a 500 MB
> HD.

500 megs? That's nothing. Mine had a 40 meg drive, 640k of non-
upgradable ram (other than adding it in an ISA slot), a 286 CPU
and when coupled with a standard VGA monitor and a 9 pin impact
printer, cost me $2200.

Ok, so who's going to chime in with the abacus story?

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