AAEON PCMCIA_CompactFlash - Manual (Page 4)

PCMCIA/CompactFlash ™ ATA to IDE Drives and Modules
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CompactFlash cards use nonvolatile flash technology and, like me-
chanical disk drives, can retain data without a battery or other electri-
cal source. However, CompactFlash cards are much more durable than
mechanical disk drives and can withstand environments of substantial
vibration. CompactFlash devices provide reliable operation in a
temperature range of -25° C to +75° C compared with a range of +5° C
to +55° C for rotating drives.
CompactFlash technology is supported by all computing platforms and
operating systems that support the PCMCIA-ATA standard, including
DOS, Windows, OS/2, Apple System 7, most versions of UNIX, and
others.
The relatively low cost and low power consumption of CompactFlash
cards makes them particularly well-suited as a durable source of
storage for a wide range of industrial and consumer devices, including
portable computers, digital cameras, handheld data collection scanners,
cellular phones, PCS phones, PDAs, handy terminals, personal com-
municators, advanced two-way pagers, audio recorders, monitoring
devices and set-top boxes.
CompactFlash cards are available in 2, 4, 8, 10,15, 20 and 32 MB
capacities. At current market prices (mid-1998), CompactFlash cards
provide the most economical source of flash disk storage for capacities
greater than 4 MB.