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|    Rob Swindell to Nick Andre    |
|    Re: ReadyBoost    |
|    19 Aug 20 02:33:20    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 8490.windows@1:103/705 23a2490a       REPLY: 1:229/426 E885BAF9       PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Linux Aug 16 2020 GCC 6.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Linux r3.176 Aug 16 2020 GCC 6.3.0       COLS: 80       CHRS: CP437 2       NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.104        Re: Re: ReadyBoost        By: Nick Andre to Kurt Weiske on Wed Jul 22 2020 09:38 pm               > On 22 Jul 20 08:56:00, Kurt Weiske said the following to All:        >        > KW> I remember reading about ReadyBoost and tried with a USB 2 reader and        > KW> a 4GB MicroSD card I had laying around. I noticed a bit of a boost,        > KW> but it interfered with reading cards with the reader - I think the        > KW> reader doesn't like having more than one card drawing current.        >        > Meh don't bother wasting time with that, Readyboost was yet another        > convoluted solution to a problem nobody really cared to have solved.              I remember using Readyboost... for a bit. it did make booting up quicker. Or       something. Now with SSDs and NVMe, there's no point.               digital man              This Is Spinal Tap quote #17:       David St. Hubbins: It's such a fine line between stupid, and uh... and clever.       Norco, CA WX: 76.4øF, 67.0% humidity, 0 mph SSW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs       --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 120/340 123/130 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 424       SEEN-BY: 229/426 452 664 240/5832 249/206 317 400 292/854 317/3 322/757       SEEN-BY: 342/200 633/280       PATH: 103/705 280/464 229/101 426           |
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