[NTLK] slight correction Re: Intel Series 2+ 16MB wrong size on Newton
B Dudney
kosmicdollop at saber.net
Fri Aug 3 20:33:47 EDT 2018
correction: Newton FAQ has “?” whether II+ cards work on 1.x models.
B
I wrote:
> Piotrowski Paweł (Newton) wrote:
>> I have Intel Series 2+ 16MB linear card, but my Newtons shows me 20MB capacity. How and why? Any ideas?1) What kind of memory cards can I use in my Newton?
>
> Attached below is table of compatible cards from Newton FAQ II indicating II+ cards work on all 2.0 and up models, not 1.x.
>
> Perhaps the card was mislabeled?
>
> If it works, I wouldn’t worry.
>
> B
>
>
> a) What cards are suitable for the Newton?
>
> You can use SRAM cards or FlashRAM cards. SRAM cards are more expensive
> than FlashRAM cards, and they need an internal battery.
> There are several kinds of flash memory cards available today. There are
> ATA flash cards, compact flash cards, SmartMedia flash cards and linear
> flash cards. Linear, ATA and compact cards are the same size, but only
> linear (or regular) cards can be used in Newton Message Pads, and not all.
> (see next question).
>
> b) What sizes and models are suitable for my Newton?
>
> There are several common kinds of linear cards, depending on the chip used
> in it.
>
> Memory Card compatibility
>
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> | | All | All | | |
> | Model | 1.x | 2.0 | MP2x00 | eMate |
> | | models | models | | 300 |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> | | | | | |
> | SRAM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
> | | | | | |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> |AMD D/AD| | | | |
> | | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
> | 5v/5v | | | | |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> |Intel II| | | | Read |
> | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only |
> | 5v/12v | | | | |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> | Intel | | | | |
> | II+ | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
> | 5v/5v | | | | |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> | Intel | | | | |
> | VS 100 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
> | 5v/5v | | | | |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> | Intel | | | | |
> | VS 200 | No | No | No | No |
> | 5v/5v | | | | |
> +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
> VS: Value Series
>
> Please note that I compiled this table from various sources.
> SRAM cards are said to only work if they are 4 MB or smaller.
> It is believed that you need Newton OS 2.x to use flash cards bigger than 4
> MB, however it appears to be wrong at least with the Intel Series II+ in a
> MP100: Harri Hohteri <harri.hohteri at cs.helsinki.fi> succeeded in using such
> a card in his MP2100, his MP130 and his MP100.
> It is believed that Series II+ only work in 2.x models, but Harri Hohteri's
> 40 MB card works in his MP100.
> The maximum size limit has been said to be 4 MB, 32 MB, or any other value.
> Apparently, there is no size limit but the linear cards limit (64 MB),
> however nobody reported to have been able (or unable) to use a 64 MB card.
> If you do, please contact us.
> Intel and AMD are technologies and most of the time suppliers of the chips,
> not brands. Therefore Intel cards can be sold under different brand names
> (Apple for example ;-). You can identify them by their part number:
> nn is the memory capacity in MB
> * Series II: iMC0nnFLSA
> * Series II+: iMC0nnFLSP
> * VS 100: iMC0nnFLSC
>
>
>
> via cable from low-power MacBook lacking wireless devices,
> hence radiating no deadly EMR connectivity: see RadiateNot.Me;
> plus powered by non-radiating coaxial DC cable from utility shed
> where wall wart* EMR is indetectably far away
> *standard Apple shielded power supply = less emissions
>
>
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via cable from low-power MacBook lacking wireless devices,
hence radiating no deadly EMR connectivity: see RadiateNot.Me;
plus powered by non-radiating coaxial DC cable from utility shed
where wall wart* EMR is indetectably far away
*standard Apple shielded power supply = less emissions
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