SCSI to IDE bridges...

[Chuck Guzis]

On 23 Sep 2008 at 7:48, Gene Buckle wrote:

> There has been a lot of activity recently among the Apple II/IIgs crowd 
> about using the combination of a cheap SCSI to IDE bridge and an IDE to CF 
> adapter to use Compact Flash memory cards in their computers.

My big concern with CF is that it might be sunsetted in the near 
future.  SD in its various incarnations seems to be gaining on CF and 
I wonder if we'll be bidding for the last bit of "NOS" CF in a few 
years.  High-speed serial interfaces seem to be the way of the 
future.

I haven't seen any CF cards with write cycle life ratings in the 
millions yet.  Maybe I lead an isolated existence.

This goes back to the question of "If you needed to design a product 
with non-volatile storage capabilities with an anticipated product 
life of 10 years, what would you choose?"  How about 20 years?

Cheers,
Chuck