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		wtallis 36 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop comput... IDE SSDs have been a niche but readily-available product for as long as consumer SSDs have been mainstream. CompactFlash cards ensured that the necessary controller chips were available.

Dylan16807 36 days ago [–]

Okay I guess you can use a 4GB CompactFlash card that cost a thousand dollars at the time. (While a laptop hard drive could reach 100GB.)

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