On 11/16/99 10:37 AM chuck's list account wrote:
>I just acquired a new Olympus D450 camera. I love it with one caveat:
>the serial connection is *painfully* slow. It makes my old QuickTake
>150 seem lightning fast in comparison... I guess it is that Geoport
>thing with the Apple hardware.
>
>Anyway, I'm seaching for alternatives. The floppy reader doesn't seem
>too smart since I rarely tote my floppy around...
>
>There is a PCMCIA reader though:
>(quoted from the Olympus website)
>>PCMIA MA2 adapter for SmartMedia
>>Download images from any Olympus SmartMedia digital camera with the
>>MA2 PCMCIA adapter. Works in both Macintosh and Windows 95/98 PC
>>card slots, providing download speed up to 300 times faster than
>>serial.
>
>Unfortunately that is the extent of the info.
>
>Has any other 2400c user tried one of these cards? Does it work? Does
>ikt require cardbus?
>
>Any info would be appreciated.
>
>--chuck goolsbee
>seattle, wa
I have tried it, it works with my Olympus camera. I would recommend
having two smart cards so you can keep shooting. The only catch is that
it's connection is USB so it won't connect to my Duo.
Dwight Thornton
Symple Engineering
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"... bug fix rates have declined
with every new mass market version of Windows...", "Fact is, PCs
-- and the software products that animate them -- don't work very
well. The average American would never buy an electric razor, let
alone a chain saw or a mountain bike -- that was as buggy and
unreliable as a PC."
BugNet
----------
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>
X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers!
Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html>
Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts
for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104
PowerBook Guy is | Click here!
Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
