Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Posts: 18

As you all know the holidays are fast approaching, and my children want to know what I want for Christmas. So I am torn between an 8meg flash module, or a backup module. Couldnt the 8meg flash module do the same thing as the backup module? and get the bonus of additional ram? I know the obvious difference i.e. price, but what about the functional differences. Currently my Visor Deluxe is running about 50% free ram, and I dont see myself running out of room in the near future. Personally, I think the 8meg flash module is more aimed for the standard Visor user with the 2meg of ram or the real power user with the deluxe.

Registered: Feb 2000
Location: Moved to Clie Land
Posts: 331

Youre on the right track Guido...A bkup SB is necessary now.

I will warn you that if you stick around VisorCentral, you WILL be needing that 8meg SB before NEXT Christmas

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"Stupid Handspring."

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Spokane, WA, USA
Posts: 114

Yes, you can use the Flash module to back-up stuff and still get the extra RAM. But no, the 8MB Flash isn't necessarily aimed at the 2MB Visor user... I've got a VDx and both modules.

I use the backup for making sure everything gets backed up when I'm away from my computer for a few days (business trips sans laptop or short vacations). It's a sure-fire and very simple way to get your whole machine backed-up in case you drop your machine, the kids take the batteries out, or some other unnatural disaster.

I use the 8MB Flash module to store the bulk of my applications: DateBk4, MemoSafe, BrainForest, KarKare 2.5, Quicksheet, ThinkDB, thinkDB II [beta], AvantGo, iSilo, RPN, Star Pilot, TealDoc, TealPaint and MyBible (which will allow storage of data files in Flash, so I have NIV & NLT stored in Flash as well). I also have AsciiChart, Benchmark, dbScan, DBiced, IcoEdit, ThinkDB Converter, Zap!2000, SimCity, Hoards, LodeRunner, HMake, Pikoban, PMines, PocketShogi and Pyramid all stored in the Flash module...

I was just feeling a little cramped when I saw "235K Free" on my memory, so I added the Flash and switched a bunch of stuff over. 99% of my data files are in internal memory because most programs can't write back to them in Flash.

But I have 5.9MB free on internal RAM and 1.8MB free on the Flash module. So now I can add a few more ebooks and experiment with some larger databases.

Getting back to your more pressing issue: If you don't think you'll be adding much more onto your Visor in the near future, then I would say just go for the back-up module (leaves 'em money for something else...)

OR, ask for the Flash module and buy the backup module yourself... you get the best of both worlds and only have to pay for the less-expensive option.

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Chazzz Fishburn -- [email protected]
dedicated to better ideas...

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 70

Hey Chazzz

I noticed you mentioned you put DB4 on your flash mod. I was under the impression that any app with a non static database would crash if used on the flash mod. Is this wrong?

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tuffy

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 1571

Programs on Flash

Can someone please post a list of apps that will run directly from the FlashModule?