Re: Apple2Info.Net is Back Online!

[John <zzzjoki@yahoo.com>]

On May 17, 10:34 am, "William Garber" <willy4...@garberstreet.com>
wrote:
> "John" <zzzj...@yahoo.com> wrote in message1179412691.619997.308400@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com">news:1179412691.619997.308400@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> : On May 16, 7:10 pm, Dave Touvell <apple2info....@gmail.com> wrote:
> : > Apple2Info.Net is back on line at the same address:http://apple2info.net.
> : >
> : > The Apple ][ Links is back at:http://links.apple2.info.net.
> : >
> : > The latest backups I had were from 5-Sep-06 for apple2info.net and 28-
> : > Oct-06 for the links site. I think these were the last updates that I
> : > did, but if anybody has a newer one, let me know.
> : >
> : > Hopefully my new el-cheapo host will stick around awhile this time.
> : >
> : > Dave
> :
> : In CFforAppleII_Manual_1.0 it said the SanDisk CF cards
> : manage or map out bad sectors dynamically. Do all or most
> : CF cards do this? Is data moved to a safe place, somehow,
> : when a sector starts to fail?
>
> I have yet to come across one that doesn't.
>
> : In you opinion or best guess, would typical reliability
> : be much greater than, about the same as, or less than
> : older A2 HD?
>
> Are we comparing new to old, or new to when it was new?
> I'd expect something new to outlast something that is
> 10-20 years old.
>
> : (I picked up a couple of linear flash cards for a Newton
> : recently which were used in a router and wonder if I'll
> : see data loss later, or just a few less bytes over time)
>
> You should see less bytes immediately, even on a brand
> new card, because of the percentage of bits set aside
> for the purpose of mapping out future bad sectors.

Does the "set aside" area grow or change over time? Or is it finite
and slowly consumed?

For Apple users, what do you think a failing CF card behave like?
For example, a gradual failure, or sudden catastrophic?

People will be putting worn CF cards in their Apple 2s.