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From: Cam Mayor <cmayor@iders.ca>
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Subject: Re: experience with max block erase
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:16:41 -0600
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On Wednesday 16 January 2002 18:50, you wrote:
>
> "Each block can be independently erased 100,000 times"
>
> is this like the "food expiry date" ore "best before date" ?
> (sorry i dont know the right englisch word , but i think you undertstan=
d it
> :) )

yes.  _statistically_ it should work at least the advertised number of ti=
mes.=20
 after that, it may work, but they won't guarantee it.  there is also a=20
nonzero chance that they'll stop working or degrade before that time, muc=
h=20
like that jar of mayonnaise i had in the refrigerator that my wife forbad=
e me=20
to eat anymore after she decided it was expired.

cheers,
cam