Re: NTLK What Kind Of Flash Memory Does Newton Take?

From: Matt Garrison (iluvmacs@mac.com)
Date: Mon Jan 17 2000 - 22:31:19 EST


>Hello. I am looking to buy my first Newton MessagePad 2100 and was
>thinking of adding one of IBM's new compact flash storage drives (the
>170MB microdrive). However, IBM says that it will work with
>Industry-standard CF+ Type II and compatible with Personal Computer
>Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) Type II with use of an
>adapter. I don't know enough about Newton to answer this kind of
>question. Will it work?

Nope! You need a Linear Flash card, either 5v/5v (preferable in my
opinion) or 5v/12v. The best prices I've seen come from
http://www.pretec.com.

Matt Garrison
iluvmacs@macline.com
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