Unless mac2400 crashed like my harddrive did last Sunday, there's a whole section on the use of CF and SmartMedia cards for booting up, etc. (BTW, HD failure is a wonderful way to simplify your life if you haven't backed up...almost worth going through the archives to get all of Sidney's(with an 'i') posts back on my drive.
128MB Smart Media cards are under $50 now so probably worth checking out. I think the CF cards tend to be even cheaper and bigger. >Has anyone used a compactflash RAM card in a 2400 for anything? If so, >are there have any warnings? Are there things for which this is not a >good idea? How does it compare to a RAMdisk in terms of speed, in particular >(are they much slower than the on-board RAM)? Can I just get a vanilla >card and adapter and use them? Are there special types of RAM cards I >should look for or avoid? > >Thanks in advance. > >PB Schechter Ralph Mawyer, Jr. San Antonio, Texas Associate Editor mac2400 ... http://www.sineware.com/mac2400 Your PowerBook 2400 Reference Site "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, 1759. ---------- 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> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.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>
