>I don't know about the DVD, or other specialty cards in your Wallstreet, but >I would think your SmartMedia should mount if you are running 10.1.3 or >later. Perhaps someone with a Wallstreet and a SmartMedia card could shed >some light.
I have been using a "new media" brand PCMCIA to Smartmedia adapter for a couple of years to read JPG format photos into my powerbook and IBM thinkpad. Twice I have had format errors where the card was put into the powerbook and reported unreadable. One time the powerbook was a 540 (OS 7.6.1) with the rev B card cage and I have not been able to recover the photos (camera won't read, IBM won't read, Norton Utilities won't see the card on either computer). The second time the powerbook was a Wallstreet 266 (OS 8.6) and I was able to recover the card using scandisk on the thinkpad. I'm worried that the smartmedia format may have trouble with the desktop and resource forks that the powerbook puts on the card. Since the second error I try not to use the adapter to transfer photos to the powerbook, instead I connect through a Macally USB card. My current Olympus (D-100) connects direct through USB and automatically mounts on the desktop as a drive. If I have to use the adapter I transfer to the IBM first just in case.... -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the answer, what was the question? -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> 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/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
