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From: Steve Vander Ark vderark_at_bccs.org
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:24:31 -0500
Subject: [NTLK] cards that do work (was: Get yer 16mb cards while they last!)
>I'm wondering about this too. To use a 16mb card on any Newton, you need.
>the new ATA drivers, right?
A resounding NO! Let's review.
There are three kinds of flash cards around. See the Wiki for their
descriptions:
http://misato.chuma.org/wikiwikinewt/index.php/FlashCards
These 16MB cards that everyone is talking about on eBay are /linear/ cards -
these are natively supported by the NewtonOS, in sizes up to at least 32MB
(possibly 40MB).
The ATA driver is for newer cards that use the ATA protocol. All
CompactFlash cards implement this protocol, and many converters for other
flash formats do as well.
-Victor
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