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   10-04-21 18:25 August Abolins wrote to Ed Vance about USB 3.0 Flash Drive goof   
   Howdy! August,   
      
    AA> Hello Ed Vance!   
      
    AA> ** On Sunday 03.10.21 - 20:16, Ed Vance wrote to All:   
      
    EV> A Store had a sale price I couldn't refuse for a 128GB   
    EV> SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive, $20.00 US.   
      
    EV> I plugged it in a USB 2.0 slot on my XP pc but nothing   
    EV> showed up in Windows Explorer.   
      
    EV> Later I tried plugging it in a Vista pc and it worked. I   
    EV> guess my XP pc is too old to cut the mustard on this new   
    EV> fangled stuff.   
      
    AA> I thought most USB 3.0 -ready flash drives were supposed to be   
    AA> backward compatible. Does it say so on the packaging?  If not,   
    AA> that might explain why it's only $20; some companies offload   
    AA> electronics that don't meet original spec.   
      
   Yes, on the back of the carton it says Backward Compatible with   
   USB 2.0 .   
      
   I plugged it in the XP pc again and after about 30 seconds I saw   
   the HDD LED was on so I waited and the Thumbdrive came up in   
   Windows Explorer.   
      
   Lord, Grant Me patience but I WANT IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   
      
   73 de Ed W9ODR            dit            dit   
      
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