Re: [CH] OT? JumpDrive/ThumbDrive
John Benz Fentner, Jr. (johnfentner@comcast.net)
Tue, 05 Oct 2004 02:02:38 -0400
Rob Solarion wrote:
> This may be old news to some, but it is new news to me. At a meeting
> tonight two people had little devices hanging on their auto keychains.
> They were little portable "zip drives" that allow you to transport
> computer data from one computer to another. They plug into any USB
> port. You can delete info, or drag and drop copies of new info. The
> little disk is encased in plastic, and the end that plugs into the
> computer has a little plastic cover that protects it when it's in your
> pocket but you can slip the cover off and plug it into the computer
> without even taking it off your keychain.
>
> They are available at Walmart (and I would presume at similar stores
> like Target). The "Jump Drive" (stores 32 MB) costs about US$20; the
> "Thumb Drive" (stores 64 MB) about US$30. It is an extremely reasonably
> priced and convenient device for, say, schoolteachers who want to
> prepare a presentation at home, copy it to their keychain drive, take it
> to school the next day, and plug their keychain drive into the school
> computer.
>
> It is a brilliant concept for transporting data, and I can't wait to get
> my own "Thumb Drive"! R.
They come much bigger than that: Here's everything you ever wanted to
know although it's slightly out of date:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22100588
Handy tool and an even better salsa spreader.
JB
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John Benz Fentner, Jr.
Unionville, Connecticut, USA
"Lex Non Favet Delicatorum Votis"
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