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Re: Question on ProDOS SmartPort drive remapping

Subject: Re: Question on ProDOS SmartPort drive remapping
From: Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:10:45 +0100
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BluPhoenyx wrote:
>  To: Eric
> IIRC, extra space on the CF card would allow for remapping of failing or
> no longer writable areas. If this is the case, it would certainly
> improve the longevity of the storage medium.

The better kinds of CF cards supposedly do their remapping themselves,
invisible to the user. Adding another layer of remapping in the Apple
card's firmware wouldn't seem to be very useful in that case.

-- 
Linards Ticmanis

References:
- Question on ProDOS SmartPort drive remapping
  - From: Eric <englere_geo@yahoo.com>
- Re: Question on ProDOS SmartPort drive remapping
  - From: "BluPhoenyx" <bluphoenyx@a2central.com.remove-i9j-this>

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