Duo/2400 List wrote... >Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Booting from a Flash RAM PCMCIA card >From: Sidney Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >on 4/21/01 Bob Friede wrote: >> I have been using Type II cards for some years now. They will boot any >> p'book with pcmcia slots. (Don't know about the G4's though.) I have a >> 150MB for 68K machines and a 220MB for PPC's. Both are SanDisk cards, >> originally formatted for PC but your Mac can initialize them with no >> trouble at all. (Only thing is, you can't ever use them for flash memory >> again without sending them back to the manufacturer first.) Can't beat no >> moving parts when you're on the road! Of course, they're not as fast as a >> real HD but as utility gadgets, they're fine. >> Pricey new though. > >I use both Type II 220mb Sandisk flash cards (PC formatted) and Type III HDs >separately formatted for both PC / Mac. [snip] >But I do dream of being able to run a nearly 1gb ram disk with a 1gb flash >to 4gb Microdrive (coming from IBM) at minimum power in flight--just for the >heck of it. Battery life could be extended to 8-10 hours? I finally got the 1gb microdrive from ibm last fall and immediately retired the Sandisk 220 from emergency startup chores. I love the micro. I would have bought the less expensive 500MB model instead though had they come out with it at the same time. >Sidney Ho >Greetings from snowy Switzerland--we have over a foot of snow today knocking >cherry blossoms off of the trees and it's falling into tomorrow. I'm stuck >on a mountainside with summer tires and no way down from this freak storm >(and my neighbors' palm trees will be suffering too). So all this extra >time... > There's always yodeling... ;-) RE: PlusMaker/PlusMaximizer, I found that the resulting tiny block size slowed Speed Disk down to the snail's pace of TTP and so I ended up reformatting back to the standard 4k. Bob F ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
