From Doc 297

The Wall Street Journal May, 28 , 1994

Norris plans to launch digital recorder using flash memory chip

from Intel.

By Don Clark staff reporter of the Wall Street Journal

Poway , California

Microchip are taking the tape and the memory parts out of

recording using chips to store sound is not a new idea. But most such devices now Only store a few minutes of sound.Norris Flashback may be the first of many products To go for greater capacity with flash memory and data compression techniques for Squeezing more sound on each chip.

“ There are a lot of people looking into it “ said Bruce McCormick director of marketing Components division of Intel corp which supplied flash chips to Norris.

“I don’t believe the rest of the world is going to sit around and watch in.” said Elwood Norris

Mr Norris expects to get patent protection on his flash – based voice recorder.