From: Andrew (idahoski_at_insightbb.com)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 02:25:00 PDT
> >hey is there a way to get he iomega click drive to work wit
> the newton
> >its a nice pcmica card and would perfect to use wiht 40mb at your
> >disposal i was talkign to paul G about it but he must of
> forgot about
> >it or he cant make it work well maybe some one else out htere has
> >tryed or wondered the same let me know
>
> I don't think Iomega Clik would work with my software because last
> time I checked they're ATAPI devices and I only handle ATA
> devices. Additionally, I think they might be TrueIDE-only
> devices, and it
> means the Newton cannot use them as the PCMCIA controller will not
> let me put pins up & down to control a TrueIDE device.
My experience with a Clik drive and my iPAQ was it was slow, and hard on
battery life, and not very durable. Considering the price of 32 MB or
higher Compact Flash now, they are a better choice.
Andrew
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