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I have like 15. Smallest and oldest ones are Sandisk's 128 MB that still work. :O
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Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote

I have like 15.

I don't have that many, essentially because the main
PC won't boot from a usb flash stick and I dont use
them to move stuff between machines anymore.

Smallest and oldest ones are Sandisk's 128 MB that still work. :O

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote

I have like 15.

I don't have that many, essentially because the main
PC won't boot from a usb flash stick and I dont use
them to move stuff between machines anymore.

So, you use optical discs, network, and/or floppy disk(ette)s for that old PC? --
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Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote

Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote

I have like 15.

I don't have that many, essentially because the main
PC won't boot from a usb flash stick and I dont use
them to move stuff between machines anymore.

So, you use optical discs,

Only for recovery and for booting linux and
the True Image full backup to external hard
drive image creation on that older PC.

network,

Yes.

and/or floppy disk(ette)s

Nope.

for that old PC?

Yep. It isnt that old, just can't boot USB sticks.

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: ...

for that old PC?

Yep. It isnt that old, just can't boot USB sticks.

How old? Strange that it can't boot all of your USB sticks.
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Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote

Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

...

for that old PC?

Yep. It isnt that old, just can't boot USB sticks.

How old?

June 2011

Strange that it can't boot all of your USB sticks.

Nope.

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I lost count how many I have.
I put them in ziplock bags sorted by capacity.

Verbatim 16 gig "paper clip" drives
were $1.77 at Brandsmart (Florida appliance store),
so I bought maybe a dozen from 2019-2022.
I load them with spec sheets and projects notes
and put them in the parts bag or project box.
That way, I can always find the notes
or even hand it to someone else.


As to oldest:

- my Kingston 256 megger is the smallest in size and capacity.
It looks like a 1x2 Lego piece!

- my green 512 meg PNY Attache is the ONLY one
with a real write-protect switch.
I still use it for presentations
to be ABSOLUTELY SURE my files are never corrupted!

[in the early 2000s, PNY was often on sale
at Staples or BJ's warehouse.
Each size/capacity was a different color]

***

I still use many old flash formats
such as "smart media" (for embedded systems)
and "Compact Flash" cards.

***

WARNING: Microcenter's purple 256 gig flash drive LOVE TO FAIL :-(
I have 3 dead ones right now.
1 gives read errors, 2 won't even enumerate.

I've had several no-name show-swag flash drives fail on me,
but real brand-name ones (Sandisk, PNY, Verbatim) tend to work well.

***

Now that flash drives are commodities sold everywhere (CVS/Walgreens),
"value engineering" has taken away just about everything:
- no more lanyard
- no more colored sleeves
But taking away the activity LED and write-protect switch
means they cannot be used responsibly :-(


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I lost count how many I have.
I put them in ziplock bags sorted by capacity.

Verbatim 16 gig "paper clip" drives
were $1.77 at Brandsmart (Florida appliance store),
so I bought maybe a dozen from 2019-2022.
I load them with spec sheets and projects notes
and put them in the parts bag or project box.
That way, I can always find the notes
or even hand it to someone else.


As to oldest:

- my Kingston 256 megger is the smallest in size and capacity.
It looks like a 1x2 Lego piece!

- my green 512 meg PNY Attache is the ONLY one
with a real write-protect switch.
I still use it for presentations
to be ABSOLUTELY SURE my files are never corrupted!

[in the early 2000s, PNY was often on sale
at Staples or BJ's warehouse.
Each size/capacity was a different color]

***

I still use many old flash formats
such as "smart media" (for embedded systems)
and "Compact Flash" cards.

***

WARNING: Microcenter's purple 256 gig flash drive LOVE TO FAIL :-(
I have 3 dead ones right now.
1 gives read errors, 2 won't even enumerate.

I've had several no-name show-swag flash drives fail on me,
but real brand-name ones (Sandisk, PNY, Verbatim) tend to work well.

***

Now that flash drives are commodities sold everywhere (CVS/Walgreens),
"value engineering" has taken away just about everything:
- no more lanyard
- no more colored sleeves
But taking away the activity LED and write-protect switch
means they cannot be used responsibly :-(


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