Could one use pic's as a controller for making flashram strage cards? Just thought I could meke homemade ones instead of paying $2100 for Verbatim 80MB flashram cards. I can't figure out why the companies neglect this technology. They put millions of circuits on a 1.5" x 1.5" or so square, but can't bring a 200MB flasram card under $300. If they did, entry level computing would be a 386 8meg with a simple PCMCIA slot instead of a Pentium. HP omnibook 300 has the apps preinstalled on a 10MB flashram card and it's about as fast as many a souped up 486. Might need access to expensive materials or developm my own materials though. Perhaps the technology exists but they're witholding it. Another question is what difficulties arise in making such cards or what makes them so expensive to manufacture?