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. I have to exchange data (Type II only) with my venerable DOS based HP200lx (imagine up to 96mb ram & over 1gb flash possible, full 56k & cellular & Bluetooth compatibility in a tiny package!), and with various PC laptops (TII & III). They are very useful. I keep only one device (TIII) Mac formatted with full emergency configuration to recover and drive my 2400. The Sandisks are too expensive/versatile to (irreversibly) format to Mac (unless returning them to Sandisk). For me, one of the greatest comforts (read: necessities) of the 2400 (especially for international travel with important files) is the capability of the 2400 to boot from the PCMCIA slot. Unfortunately (and this falls into the "What are they thinking?" category), every Powerbook, post Wallstreet, cannot boot from the PCMCIA slot. This routine has been eliminated from ROM, and I have even petitioned Apple to restore this capability--well before Titanium. In fact, it's been the "extra" disadvantage on top of a few others that prevent me from buying a 1st generation G4-Ti and left me cool on Pismo. So my G3-2400 continues to serve well--and I get a "perverse" pride at being able to still use a 4 year old computer at little sacrifice to utility and even speed. 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? 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... ---------- 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>
