On Sep 11, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Matt Kelch wrote: > Doesn't CF use a modified IDE interface? That might be a large > part of > why its still around.
I'm not sure about CF using or being a modified IDE. It stands for "Integrated Drive Electronics" and is a standard dreamt up to integrate drive controllers into the motherboard of a computer system and reduce cost. IDE is almost a synonym for ATA ("Advanced Technology Attachment"). CF has what I usually think of as a smaller form factor PCMCIA ("Personal Computer Memory Card International Association") card (aka PC Card) interface, which was extended in rev 2 or 3 specification to include CardBus, a smaller form factor PCI ("Peripheral Component Interconnect") card bus. Many many different devices have been supported by PCMCIA type card specifications, including ATA/IDE devices. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net