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t0p
May 10th, 2010, 08:49 PM
Why are CompactFlash and SD cards known as 'memory cards'? Cos they're not memory, are they? They're storage. Right?
nothingspecial
May 10th, 2010, 09:12 PM
Coz they remember stuff.

I wouldn`t worry about it.

Not that I think you actually worry.
RiceMonster
May 10th, 2010, 09:12 PM
Because somebody thought it was a good idea.
Tristam Green
May 10th, 2010, 09:15 PM
3.5" disks weren't floppy either.
CDs aren't "compact".
Zip disks didn't use zip compression.
sisco311
May 10th, 2010, 09:22 PM
Why are CompactFlash and SD cards known as 'memory cards'? Cos they're not memory, are they?

Yes, they are.



They're storage. Right?
Right. :)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_memory
MaxIBoy
May 10th, 2010, 09:47 PM
I always thought they were "flash cards," and I thought "memory card" was a misnomer.

True story: Some non tech-savvy person I know said she had got these "memory cards" for her laptop, but she had no use for them. She asked if I wanted them, and I said yes (figured she was probably talking about a compactFlash or something,) but they were actually a pair of 2 Gib RAM sticks which fit in my laptop!