different enough technically that I think it's not interchangeable with
MMC/SD. The circuitry is actually on the outside surface of the card covered
with gold contact surface.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: MP3 player newbie
> Kevin,
>
> Since you appear to have some clue on these things, what does this fall
under?
>
> 64 MB SmartMedia Flash Memory Card
>
> (like for my Rocket e-book)
>
> Jerry Johnson
>
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/04 04:17PM >>>
> > "MMC/SD cards, which are more expensive and more fragile than CF cards"
> again, thanks exactly what I'm looking for, but as a newbie what's a "CF"
> card, I'm assuming not ColdFusion pinochle deck? *S*
>
> CF = Compact Flash
> A solid-state media card measuring about 1-3/4" x 1-/14" x 1/16".
Considered
> more technically sophisticated than other forms of flash memory because it
> includes circuitry inside that does things like check the data during
writes
> and such. IBM has developed a "microdrive" in 1GB and 2GB capacities in
the
> same form factor. Also the format can be used for more intelligent I/O
such
> as GPS recievers, 802.11x, BlueTooth, laser barcode scanners, etc.
> (Obviously an mp3 player is really only going to use the basic storage
> cards.)
>
> MMC = MultiMedia Card
> Roughly 1-1/5" x 3/4" x damn thin (about the thickness of a business
card).
> The thinness makes it very light and portable, but also more fragile. It
can
> be bent and snapped. Highest capacity is 128MB (I think).
>
> SD = SecureDigital
> Basically the same as MMC but a little smarter and with the capability to
> have copyright enforcement of the music stored on it to prevent piracy.
>
> MMC/SD is probably a bit more popular in portable electronics because of
> both its small size and I think it's easier technically to implement.
>
>
>
>
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