Thanks for the info, sounds like the bottom line is those carts aren't gonna save longer than the currently expected 10 years or so. Heh, gotta say a lot of the stuff in this thread went over my head, I know very little about electronics.
Edit: Just looked up the definition of non volatile memory ...
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- Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:08 pm
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- Topic: Console cartridge battery life question
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- Topic: Console cartridge battery life question
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Console cartridge battery life question
I've recently been researching how to replace the batteries in console cartridges. Everything I've read says you get about ten years until your game saves are again forever lost. I really like the idea of being able to access said saves on my favorite old school titles(mostly RPGs) indefinitely, and ...