| From: | Garo Hussenjian <garo(at)xapnet(dot)com> |
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| To: | Postgresql General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: postgres on a PDA |
| Date: | 2003-01-15 20:37:48 |
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Yes... The (now Hitachi) Microdrive is a 3600 RPM hard drive with a CF form
factor, and stores up to 1Gb...
The other solution is to build a web application and use the Z's web browser
with a Wireless CF Modem...
Garo
on 1/15/03 3:12 AM, Thomas Beutin at tyrone(at)laokoon(dot)IN-Berlin(dot)DE wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 11:43:26PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> But I fear the real problem is going to be that FLASH memory has a
>> limited lifetime (measured in write cycles). Postgres is going to spend
>> that lifetime with abandon, because it has absolutely no motivation to
>> avoid disk writes. Are you prepared to replace the FLASH every so
>> often?
> The IBM MicroDrive might be a solution for this kind of problem.
>
> Greetings,
> -tb
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