Re: [NTLK] eMate & CF memory

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Tue Jan 25 2005 - 10:50:36 PST

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mc wrote:
> Is there any way to use stock compact flash memory cards in my new
> eMate, using a PCMCIA adapter? I have an adapter that is the right
> "voltage" type -- at least according to what I know about the grooves
> on the sides, but the eMate won't recognize the adapter/CF. Is there a
> generic driver out there somewhere? Is there a limit to the SIZE of the
> additional memory that the eMate can recognize (eg, CPU/bus limits on
> memory addressing)? My smallest CF card is 32MB and that gave me the
> same error as larger CF cards.

You need ATA Support, then you can:

http://www.kallisys.com/newton/ata/

With the unregistered version, you can use up to 4MB on any size card.

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