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CF, SD, MS, SM, SB, Huh?
by quasar | Aug 08 '01
The world of Palm expansion options is filled with enough two letter acronyms to drive anyone crazy. CF? SD? MS? SM? SB? Read on to find out what they mean.Return to opinion
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Re: ummm (Reply to this comment)
by quasar
Dontcha just love acronyms? They get used over and over and over and over and over...
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Aug 09 '01
3:43 am PDT
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ummm (Reply to this comment)
by conter7
Centre Fielder, San Diego, Mile-High Stadium, Seattle Mariners, Stolen Base, i predicted ur acronym title to be on Sports Illustrated, guess i was wrong :P
Good review
Rich (conter7)
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Aug 08 '01
10:56 pm PDT
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Re: Thanks+Janice (Reply to this comment)
by quasar
Glad to clear some of that fog, but you should never be embarrassed to ask questions. Ask away!
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Aug 08 '01
12:21 pm PDT
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Thanks Janice (Reply to this comment)
by Suzer
While I sort of enjoy my state of basic tech confusion, it is nice to have some illumination.
I always wondered what the letters stood for and was embarrassed to ask. I'm sure other members and consumers are the same!
Suzi
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Aug 08 '01
11:31 am PDT
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by quasar
I'd like to say yes, but I can't. Smaller and smaller formats keep coming out but there are still devices that use the older formats and it's a real mishmash. I would like to see people at least use standards, but as you can see even that is hit or miss. Some companies decide to create their own format.
Part of the problem is that different people want different things. I want practically unlimited memory and fast access to data. Others want small and sleek, and are willing to pay for it in MB and speed and dollars. Also, the lifetime of devices often spans several generations - not everyone buys a new PDA or a new camera every six months or even every two years.
A new laptop including a SmartMedia slot? Wow. I thought SmartMedia was pretty much a defunct format, still around in older devices but not really used in anything new.
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Aug 08 '01
11:03 am PDT
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Re: Oh+goodie (Reply to this comment)
by quasar
glad to get that pesky learning thing out of the way so you can enjoy the rest of the day :-)
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Aug 08 '01
10:57 am PDT
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by pageclot
Thanks for demystifying some of these storage formats.
Toshiba has started shipping notebook computers with Smartmedia slots built in. Which is great, except all our digital cameras use CF format.
Do you see the number of formats decreasing over time?
p
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Aug 08 '01
10:48 am PDT
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Oh goodie (Reply to this comment)
by SurgRN911
I've learned my something new for this day now I can just kick back (smile)
I had no idea what these things meant before reading, thanks for the info and a well done review.
Di
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Aug 08 '01
9:43 am PDT
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by quasar
Glad you found it enlightening. I'm always happy to educate people about Palms.
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Aug 08 '01
8:48 am PDT
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by quasar
Heh, that's the beauty of acronyms...they get reused and reused and then used again. Thanks for reading!
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Aug 08 '01
8:46 am PDT
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by shadow8
Thank you.
This was an extremely helpful and informative piece. I had no idea what those acronyms meant until I read your piece! Again, thank you for educating me.
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Aug 08 '01
8:18 am PDT
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by nwinston
here I thought those were all medical acronyms!
Thanks for the enlightenment!
Nancy
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Aug 08 '01
7:50 am PDT
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