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> Alexis Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Of course I'm not saying that I *Want* to use an HD in this situation; flash > >is clearly a big win. > > In my experience flash is a lot _less_ reliable than HDs. Ciscos losing > flash contents aren't that uncommon. Is this a general statement about flash, or just about the flash in Ciscos? I'd find it hard to believe that well designed solid state devices could be lest reliable than a disk drive, especially since a large part of a disk drive is solid state as well. > > >But I don't see how using a floppy or ZIP improves > >wins. > > Floppy doesn't rotate until it's boot time; and in COs dust is not > a big problem. > > So, for a boot device floppy is probably the best (providing it's not > an el cheapo device). An additional benefit is that it's easy for > field personnel to handle. > > --vadim > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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