On 12/15/99 8:27 AM, Leland Jory [mailto:ljory@newted.dyndns.org] wrote:
>> Newts use Linear flash only. 2.1 machines are capable of accepting ATA
>> flash (and compact through an adapter to PC Card), but there are no
>> drivers for the memory cards.
>
>By this, do you mean that 2.0 machines physically can't "accept" ATA flash?
>Just what do you mean by "accept"? AFAIK my MP130 has the same type of
>PCMCIA slot as a MP2K/eMate. Is there a difference that I'm not aware of?
>
>Leland Jory
No, he means that NewtonOS can't talk to ATA flash cards without a driver
like they already have built-in to the OS for Linear flash cards.
If you put them in, you'll get an error message.
Not any difference in PCMCIA card slots I am aware of other than
sometimes you'll see two Type II PCMCIA card slots "stacked" to make a
Type III card slot in laptops (used by PCMCIA hard disks and some
multifunciton cards such as Xircom's). But without drivers for the type
of card for your machine, the card is useless. Newton supports Linear
flash, SRAM memory, some modems, some Ethernet cards (extra driver
needed) and that's basically it. ATA need not apply until someone writes
a driver (a VERY unlikely but not impossible event).
I think there was a Typer I PCMCIA card too, but I haven't ever seen
anything but Type II's and III's. Probably thinner or something.
Perhaps www.pcmcia.org has info if you're interested.
- Bill
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