[ale] USB flash drive questions

[Geoffrey]

Kenneth W Cochran wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I have some questions about the little USB flash drives...
> 
> Is there a FAQ or some documentation on them?
> 
> Apparently they come setup for a FAT32 filesystem - can I format
> them for other filesystems (e.g. linux-ext2, BSD UFS/UFS2, MS
> NTFS) & expect them to work reliably?

Yes.

> How resistant are they to Bad Things such as physical shock,
> electromagnetic fields, security scanners of various types and
> airport/hospital x-rays?

Hmm, they are not magnetic, they are solid state, so I would expect they 
are more resistent, but enough of anything....

> 
> Any favorite/least-favorite brands/models or recommendations as
> to which one(s) to seek/avoid?

I've tried various ones, all work fine.

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Until later, Geoffrey