Re: [NTLK] CF card adapter

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Wed Feb 15 2006 - 09:14:05 PST

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Michael Blazer wrote:
> Quoting Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net>:
>
>> Actually, all CF -> PCMCIA adapters are the same. CF is electrically
>> compatible to PCMCIA, the adapter just remaps the pins.
>
> Question from ignorance: With "PC card" slots, there's the cardbus (32 bit? / can't work
> in Newton) vs. PCMCIA (16 bit? / can work in Newton) issue. Is there a similar issue to
> watch out for with CF gizmos?

Potentially, but I've never run into it to date. There are CF+ (aka CF 2.0)
and CF 3.0 specifications, but I have no idea whether they are
backwards-compatible or not. I've also never seen such a device.

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