Re: Alternative to floppy

[Geoff Lane <geoff -at- gjctech -dot- co -dot- uk>]

On Friday, October 24, 2008, Dan Goldstein wrote;

> Again, John, it's a medical device. We're *supposed* to tell them how to
> do it. If they have any problem doing it that way, we help them solve
> the problem. And we actively discourage them from finding alternate
> methods.
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It seems that the best way out might be to ship a $5 USB memory stick
with the product, increasing the cost by $5 if necessary. You can then
tell your user to copy the configuration file to the memory stick
provided, slide the write-protect tab, and keep in a safe place for
future reference. You know that will work since you provide the
servers, which all have USB ports. FWIW I suspect that $5 a pop will
be cheaper than having to support all those who complain that they
don't have a floppy drive/CD burner/spare USB drive!

-- 
Geoff

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