On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 10:38:03AM -0400, Michael Poole wrote: > While I'm ranting on definitions, I wish others (Glenn) would stop > using "EPROM" when they mean something else. Few, if any, consumer > electronics, and probably no motherboards, use an EPROM to hold > program or firmware data. Google can explain the difference between > PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and flash memory.
Changing terminology halfway through a discussion isn't going to reduce confusion any more than that "KiB" braindamage. I'm using it to refer to a class of cases; a device with a black-boxed hard drive to store its stuff would be in the same category. -- Glenn Maynard
