Flash drives are the way to do it. They handle all kinds of abuse.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: der.hans [mailto:PLUGd@LuftHans.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 6:29 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Embedded Linux
> 
> 
> Am 26. Oct, 2000 schwäzte Jason so:
> 
> > The question is, will a HD tolerate high temperatures without
> > spontaneously degausing itself? The unit itself can be made to NOT
> > power up until a peltier element/fansink combination has brought the
> > HD, CPU, and other critical components to a reasonable 
> temperature, if
> > the unit is to be kept inside an automobile (plenty of 
> power available
> > for such things when the alternator is turning...)
> 
> Fan doesn't help if the surrounding air is also out of temp 
> range for the
> device. Computers have been installed in hot climates for 
> years, so one
> can probably find a hard drive that would work. Maybe laptop 
> stuff? I'd
> think, however, that flash drives or microdrives would be the way to
> do. They'd also handle speed bumps at 60 better than a hard drive :).
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
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