On a separate but related topic, I was wondering about the possiblity of
creating a filing system and drivers to allow the NOS to access such creatures
as the PCMCIA-interface Shark Drive removable media storage devices.
They would kick ass for backups and so forth.
You could write some software to swap data from cards onto disks, and vice
versa.
I realize that an entire disk OS would have to be adapted or created, and (at
first) the device would probably only be accessible via the one
application/utility.
Any comments?
~Rick
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>From: "Gary Moody" <gmoody@hotmail.com>
>To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
>Subject: Re: NTLK PCMCIA Harddrive on Newton 2x00?
>Date: Fri, Mar 24, 2000, 17:55
>
>Hi Ben (Gerhard?),
>
>Nope, no workee!
>
>The Newton doesn't even have a filesystem, much less a clue of what a hard
>drive is.
>
>The Newton's storage is known as "Persistent Memory Objects", and this is
>why you can get to all of the data, all of the time, even by apps that
>didn't create it. It's like having all of the data files constantly open,
>even though the apps that created/manipulate the data are not open. One of
>the most powerful and, at times like these, the most frustrating things
>about the Newton architecture.
>
>Even if it could be done (and, theoretically, it could with the Lantern DDK
>and some *REAL* creative coding), there would be all sorts of
>problems/issues. The Newton is expecting fast memory, encounters slow(er)
>memory and times out, etc. UGLY!
>
>So, sorry, it won't, can't, and will never work.
>
>Regards,
>
>Gary
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: "Gerhard Schilling" <bdauhrer@gmx.net>
>To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
>Subject: NTLK PCMCIA Harddrive on Newton 2x00?
>Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 23:21:55 +0100
>
>Hi,
>
>I found a nice offer for a PCMCIA Harddrive and would like to know if it
>would work with my newton the Product Description says:
>
>PCMCIA-HD Maxtor MXL-131-III, 131 MB 2 Disks, 4 Heads, 1254 Cyl., 5016
>Tracks, 1,8 Inch., 5V; (LxBxH) 86x54x10 mm
>
>It would be cool to use it even if I couldnt use all of its storage space
>due to newton limitations...
>
>bye,
>Benjamin
>
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