schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoThis USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 yearswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThis USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 yearswww.tomshardware.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-square°˖✧ ipha ✧˖°@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSo your 8KB of data will last forever, but what about the firmware required to access it running on flash?
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoit does say it has a built-in serial console and raspberry pi
minus-squareskilltheamps@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAnd the firmware inside that rp2040 is stored on plain old flash memory. So while the data may still be on the memory chip, the controller chip dies at just the same pace than every other usb drive - and then you can’t access it.
minus-squareFester@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIn 200 years, AI will hack it for you, but you’ll need a dozen antique dongles to get from USB-Z to A.
So your 8KB of data will last forever, but what about the firmware required to access it running on flash?
it does say it has a built-in serial console and raspberry pi
And the firmware inside that rp2040 is stored on plain old flash memory. So while the data may still be on the memory chip, the controller chip dies at just the same pace than every other usb drive - and then you can’t access it.
In 200 years, AI will hack it for you, but you’ll need a dozen antique dongles to get from USB-Z to A.