Int 13 Vs micro SDHC

A decade ago (1998) seems like yesterday for a 30plus. I remember I have just completed my first degree and was preparing to go for my second degree then. I wanted to throw my first PC and prepare to contruct a brand new second PC to bring over to UK.

So much as for the second. How about the first then?
Somehow it was also a year for many first time in IT industry.

It was the year that AMD K6-2 running on Super Socket 7 is faster than Pentium 2 running on Slot 1. For memory was also the year where by finally moves from EDO RAM to more reliable SDRAM. It was the first time I purchase a CD-writer. That was the first time CD-writer is afforable (SGD$200 plus), fast and support rewriterable CD. For the first time no more ugly ISA and totally moves to PCI and AGP. Hence For sound card it was Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI and for AGP it was S3 Virge GX2. 3dfx Voodoo was too expensive for me then. The PCI slot also contain my 3Com Network card that connects to my Cable modem (Broadband) for the first time too!
For storage, it was a 8GB Harddisk the mainboard bios has not longer having the Interrupt 13h problem. The PC was huge and heavy and weight more than 10kg.

wiki on Int 13h problem


2 Days ago I bought a SAN micro SDHC 8GB for my mobile phone. It cost less than SGD$90. My mobile phone is small, light and I bring it everywhere I go. The mobile phone that runs the storage probably is having the similar kind of CPU processing power, memory capacity, graphics capability and network connectivity. Hence, as you can see mobile computing isn't a very far fetch thing and it is something that is real.

So what do mobile computing can do then? Well, what does people want then?

With 8GB of storage,

1GB for you to store your genome and all you medical record
2GB for you to store 1 season of TV series (22 episodes of flash video format 320x240)
2GB for you to store 80 CD of music (22 songs of 64bit wma format)
1GB for you to store 1000 novels (word format)
1GB for you to store 2000 photos (2 Mega Pixel)
0.5 GB for you to store all your e-mails with attachments (3 years)
0.5 GB for you to store all the mobile application (200 games and application)

Hence we can say many business today runs on Mobile Computing. Many business today are using e-mail to do confirmation. You can store all you e-mail in your pocket, that allows you to access to your business, at any time, any where, including viewing your attachment.

Hence there are many jobs for a mobile and wireless specialist to help to make the businesses tick. Click HERE to see the list of jobs that a fresh mobile and wireless specialist can apply.

Did not see any word on Mobile or Wireless in the list of jobs? It is given and it is part of the job.

1) Network Engineer/System Administrator
Most company have Enterprise Wireless Network to managed beside their Wired Network.
Hence Network Engineer refer to Wired and Wireless Network Engineer.

2) Application Developer/Software Engineer
Most application is now either on Laptop, Mobile Phone or PDA.
Hence Application Developer refer to PC/Internet/Mobile Phone Application Developer.