Re: Apple2 USB Stick interface with Vinculum chip

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

BluPhoenyx wrote:

> It could also allow users to take advantage of the smaller sized (in 
> memory) cards which should be getting very cheap. For example, I have an 
> 8 mb card from a digital camera from when we replaced it for a larger 
> version.

Actually, though there are no doubt lots of older smaller cards around
that would be considered "junk", it's getting hard to find new flash
media less than a gigabyte.

And 1-2GB is about the "sweet spot" in terms of pricing, too, with the
price running about $7/GB.  Of course, this depends loosely on speed,
but *any* speed media is "fast" for the Apple II.

As you probably know, there is a worldwide glut of NAND flash memory
capacity, and prices are expected to stay unusually low for at least
the rest of the year.  (Of course, that's in addition to the usual
Moore's "Law" downward price trend.)

-michael

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