Do we need split media CDs for F12?

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 16:02:28 -0800,
  Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I do think we are quickly approaching a time when a flash or ssd
> target is going to appear more reasonable for a whole new range of
> consumer devices that don't include a mechanical spinning drive of any
> kind. 4 or 8 gig flash drives aren't horribly expensive but that arent
> dvd-r cheap either. Splitting an install package set across 2 or more
> smaller flash drives maybe a desired and cost effective option sooner
> rather than later. I just don't think you can get away from the
> complexity of split-media long term no matter what the dominate media
> actually is.

I am seriously considering giving some people 8GB flash drives with a modified
F12 live games spin on it as Christmas gifts this year. Worst case they
reformat them and use them as plain flash drives.