-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 18 March 2004 21:07, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Thursday 18 March 2004 19:48, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 28 February 2004 22:30, John Richard Smith wrote: > > > Though smart cards are on their way out in UK, > > > It's something called XD, I think, used in newer Cameras > > > > Only for Olympus and Fuji, John. > > > > > Still, it means anyone who comes around can have their snaps > > > done up on my computer regardless of the make of camera. > > > No faffing around trying to make cameras recognised > > > just for a few hours. > > > > And if you hear of a reader that takes xD cards as well, I'd be > > interested. It's no real problem, as the camera mounts easily > > enough, still it'd be nice.... > > > > Anne > > Just this afternoon - while shopping at a local mart here in > Denmark - I noticed an "all-in-one" card reader, boasting xD cards > as well. I just "noticed", 'cause I don't see the benefit of it, > what with having to remove the card from the camera in order to get > the pics. Just as Anne, I just plug in the camera and off you go. > But if you are interested, I'll post you the make of the gadget > ASAP. > > Kaj Haulrich.
Nah - you're right. It's no more bother to just plug in the camera. Still, it's interesting that readers for the cards are starting to appear. Come to think of it, the main purpose of a card reader is to allow windows to see what mounting the camera under linux gives you. Hmm - no point, really, is there? Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAWgqkkFAvMr/nNX8RAplIAJ9ARzKSPd41MJGJEooNjVNAIwFsVwCgjmL4 BVFM+BnsjWjKv/ppnBk+DTU= =K1c7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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