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Re:The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk by mrguyorama on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @10:17AM (#39917833)
It's called a Nintendo DS game card. I don't know if the Switch game cards are flash or mask-ROM.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk by monocasa on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @11:43AM (#39918932)
Mask ROM.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk by TapamN on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @05:15PM (#39923254)
I don't have a source, but I think I remember reading somewhere that Switch games are some kind of archival flash, designed for 50+ year retention.
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