Memory Loss Reversed in Lab Test on Mice
Posted by Matthew on Friday July 15, 2005 @11:46PM
from the forget-me-not dept.
Matthew writes: Scientists have announced that they have been able to stop and reverse progressive memory loss in IOGear USB Memory Mice 800’s. The IOGear mice, which feature a scroll-wheel mouse with a zip-linq retractable cord and up to 256MB of flash memory were specially designed to have progressive memory loss. By using specially designed software to double and triple overwrite data to the same memory locations, memory areas that failed on typical single write operations eventually did store the correct information.
Scientists have cautioned that results in lab mice do not always translate to USB Humans.
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In unrelated news, Matthew has lost the password to his web site, Slashnot.
Comment by Anonymous Poster — July 28, 2005 @ 6:42 pm
Subject:Maybe it just sucks?
Sure, but can I use such a mice with Linux??
Comment by Anonymous Poster — July 29, 2005 @ 5:58 am
Subject:Re: Maybe it just sucks?
No. The ASPCA considers that to be inhumane. They point to what happens to human users of the product. Loss of social skills, lack of hygiene and the inability to reproduce. Many have pointed out these defects existed BEFORE their use of Linux, but the ASPCA doesn't want to take any chances.
Comment by Me — July 29, 2005 @ 7:12 am
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Naw, just my usual unannounced summer vacation from typing.
Comment by Matthew — August 6, 2005 @ 9:00 am