[TI-H] Re: TiDrive (Was PIXpander & Stuff)

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Subject: [TI-H] Re: TiDrive (Was PIXpander & Stuff)
From: "Ronald Teune" <rtwolf@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 22:29:21 +0200
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> I just want to clarify that my EEPROM expander is complete.

What!!!??? Why am I still waiting on the PIXPander?! Have it! Have it!
They're also much, much cheaper that PSXes. Well, you say that a few lines
down the email :)
Where can I get it?

> And contrary
> to what Krevinek said below, EEPROM 's are non-volatile (they do hold
> their data without power), thus ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE Programmable Read
> Only Memory; and they hold their data for up to 10 years (40 years with
> the ATMEL EEPROM's I use) or more according to manufacturers. The factor
> that determines the EEPROM's longevity in a particular application is
> the number of erase/write cycles, and again according to manufacturers
> this is anywhere from 10000 to 1 million! (depending on temp, etc.),
> more than enough for this application (it would last a few years at
> least). And in relation to being modular, an 8 pin IC on a small PCB is
> a lot smaller to carry around than a PSX Memory card (although who cares
> .... really).
>
> Although, I agree that the pixpander would be great for those of you
> that own a Playstation. As you might have guessed, I don't, and the main
> aim of my project was to investigate a cheap (EEPROM << PSX Memory card;
> in Australia anyway) alternative.
>
> Thanx for the constructive input, I may just find some time to finish
> some of my projects now.

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