Re: [NTLK] Compact Flash

From: Kent Jonsson (kent_at_sm4tfe.com)
Date: Mon Apr 01 2002 - 11:18:27 EST


On Mon, 01 Apr 2002 16:48:04 +0100
Richard Barraclough <richard_at_sigma.ndo.co.uk> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I've just been reading about using compact flash cards in the Newton (with
> PCMCIA adapter).
>
> As you no doubt know the driver software is in beta, and sounds like it is
> very unreliable.
>
> Does anybody have any experience using compact flash that could make a case
> either for or against using it?
> * How reliable is it?
> * What card sizes can be used?
>
> Thanks,
> Richard.
>
I tried SunDisks CF-cards with no luck. The worst thing was they went
inusable in my camera after the test.
The solution was to write a new partition table to the cards using FDISK
program, and formating them form Win9x.

--
/Kent
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