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From: "Ben James" <meep42@clara.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Memory card access
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:38:29 -0000
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The PSOne cards are just slow ~1k per second if my memory isn't completely
fried.  I forget the PS2 speed but it's many many times faster.  Just newer
technology, I guess.

-Ben


"Nigel Critten" <Nigel@100Tinsoldiers.com> wrote in message
news:aun00r$i032@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and hopefully about to celebrate a
> happy new year.
>
> I've got a question about the access times for the PSOne memory cards,
> what is the main reason for the slow access times to memory cards, I
> find writing a small 8k file can take seconds instead of instant, the
> PS2 cards seem quicker... is it a state thing or is it the controller
> inside the PSOne or simply the way the data is stored in blocks?
>
> Cheers
> Nigel
>