RE: doc 297

"memory. Flash memory was developed by others, years before the patents-in-suit were filed, and has been used for many purposes, including the storage of voice messages in telephone answering machines, as shown in the prior art cited during prosecution of the patents-in-suit."

During the period in question...."battery backed RAM" was the preferred(or the only alternative) non-volatile memory processes.....and still is to many extents.....many devices still require backup batteries.

e.Digital was ahead of them for sure.

doni