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Handspring Hides Flash ROM in Handspring Treo

Posted by timothy on from the plus-it-has-a-pot-of-gold dept.

miradu writes: "TreoCentral has just posted an intriguing article about how the Handspring Treo has Flash ROM - something that Handspring claims it doesn't. They've worked with Brayder Technology to create applications to utilize this newly discovered feature. It brings up the question, Why do developers lie about features in a device - especially if they are features that are wanted? Does anyone know any other examples?" Strange -- hardware manufacturers don't often underestimate their products' capabilities, do they?

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  1. Re:And option C...Yer an idiot......Choose C by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ok you obviously didn't read the article and are a karma whore or the editors are dumb too. Quote from said article.
    According to more than a month of strung-out research, TreoCentral has learned that Handspring has included 4 MB of Flash ROM for the OS; in addition to the 2 MB of Flash ROM for the radio, with every single Treo 180, Treo 180g, and Treo 270 on the market.
    Since you didnt read the article you are the one assuming. And you made an ass out of you and ming. And if you've ever seen Ming when he's pissed off he's not a happy person. And as for The treo being butt ugly, i think you need your glasses checked. Go read the article and it has a really nice picture. Looks much better than what Palm offers, IMHO.

  2. Re:Because in this case by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Since when do we mod up retards?

    Every time I see something like this, modded up as if it were fact, I want to cry. Go ahead, mod me down as troll or flamebait, but it's the goddammed truth. PhysicsGenius is anything but.

    I believe that, in some trollish way, he refers to the old UV erasable EPROMs that are hardly ever used today. Hello, Brainiac, not only do those always have a sticker over the window to prevent accidental erasure, but they would be inside the case. That's right, aside from the stray 1 in 1 trillionth photon that tunnels through a quarter inch of plastic, any EPROMs would be safe.

    If only it were an EPROM, that is. Flashrom is electrically erasable, no light of any wavelength is involved. Nothing short of long-term high dose gamma rays is likely to have any effect whatsoever.

    Please, please, if you see this in m2, kick the ass of the moderator that gave this "interesting".