At 9:10 AM -0600 12/15/2002, Andrew wrote: >Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:09:12 -0800 >From: Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: wallstreet and digital camera, CF card OK, smartmedia is >not > >>Clark Martin wrote: >>Putting the invisible files on the disk is a function of PC Exchange >>/ File Exchange, not the type of flash memory. > >Correct, my suggestion is that Smart Media is more likely to object to >having the invisible files there. I wonder if switching off PC exchange >would eliminate the invisible files? It would probably prevent you from >reading the card as well...
SmartMedia isn't going to "object", it is just a storage medium and doesn't care what you put on it. If you turn off PC Exchange the computer won't be able to read the card unless you reformat it as a Mac volume in which case the camera won't be able to read it. > >> I haven't seen a >>camera yet that puts it's pictures in the root folder. Even if it >>did, other files being there shouldn't bother it. > >My dim recollection from the old posting (I wish I had saved that text) >was that something in the MAC file system was confusing the smart media >file system. >I figured it had to be the hidden files, what other change would reading >the card in a MAC make to the card? There is nothing to confuse in the SmartMedia, it's just a storage medium. > > >>In any event, the Mac isn't "corrupting" anything". > >All I know is the card worked in the camera and in the PC notebook, I >tried reading it in the 520 powerbook and got a card error. After trying >to read the card in the MAC I was unable to read the card in the camera >or in the PC. >This has only happened to me twice over the last 5 or 6 years but it's >scary enough so that I no longer read the smart media card in the PC >card slot on the Wallstreet. >I believe a compact flash card would not have this problem since it has >it's own on-board electronics. So the card developed an error. It could have happened in the camera and had nothing to do with the Mac. It would make sense that the PC be better able to read the card as the card format is formatted in a PC format. Clearly it is not an inherent feature of any of the equipment as it has only happened rarely. You infer a lot from two data failures vs many successes and then make blanket statements about it. Unfortunately some people will pay attention to you. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
