Re: [NTLK] cards that do work (was: Get yer 16mb cards while they last!)

From: Trenton Tuggle (Trent_at_Tuggle.Org)
Date: Tue Jan 14 2003 - 13:20:21 EST


Actually, since these cards are linear flash cards, you don't need an ATA
driver. The Newton has built-in drivers for linear flash cards. Most cards
these days are ATA, not linear; ATA refers to the protocol used to access
the memory on the card, linear is kind of a "raw" format, while ATA is more
of a protocol and allows access to much higher capacity cards that linear
access would provide.

-Trent Tuggle

On 1/14/03 11:24 AM, "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark_at_bccs.org> wrote:
> I'm wondering about this too. To use a 16mb card on any Newton, you need =
> the
> new ATA drivers, right? So that adds to the cost of the card. What is =
> the
> largest card you can use without the drivers? I use nothing but 2mb and =
> 4mb
> cards, but it would be amazingly wonderful to have something a little
> larger. An 8mb card would essentially give me a free card slot! Are =
> there
> folks out there who are now using those much larger cards and who might =
> have
> something to sell to the rest of us who aren't using the new drivers?
>
> Steve Vander Ark
>
>

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