What is Compact Flash?
http://www.compactflash.org/info/cfinfo.htm
Compact Flash memory is cheap - particularly in large capacities.
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-se...price&stab=ref
Compact Flash memory is faster than any other sort:
http://www.digitalfilm.com/digfilm/benchmark.html
You can get a hard disk drive in Compact Flash format:
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...id=MIGR-4NXRRH
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...?quicklinx=SXP
In Compact Flash format you can get: barcode scanners, Bluetooth adaptors, mobile phone adaptors, Ethernet adaptors, GPS adaptors, serial I/O adaptors, wireless LAN adaptors, 56K modems.... and many more.
http://www.socketcom.com/
You can use a Compact Flash card in a PC instead of a HDD.
http://www.ultim8pc.co.uk/index.asp?...roducts&idd=12
http://linitx.com/products/compact_flash_ide_adapter/
All digital cameras for professional use have Compact Flash sockets. Just as in lens mounts, many manufacturers of comsumer products have introduced proprietary Flash standards in order to lock-in the user. IMHO Compact Flash is the most open and versatile standard with the broadest support.
http://www.compactflash.org/guide/guide.htm