Andrew wrote: > Shortly after that I saw a posting (on this list perhaps?) mentioning > that the MAC finder might confuse the simple minded smartmedia card.
The problem with this is that the invisible files have nothing to do with whether they are Smartmedia or Compact flash (or for that matter Floppy Disks, Zip Drives, Keychain USB sticks or whatever) All (afaict) media for cameras are DOS formatted, and every one I've seen puts the picture files in a separate folder. That the *camera* is having a problem with those files is not indicative that the Mac 'corrupted' the card. It did not. If you put the card back in the Mac you could read the files just fine. The only time I've ever had a problem with this (my camera is an Epson) is when I accidentally loaded a picture from the camera card, tweaked it in Graphic Converter and accidentally saved it back to the card. Then the camera didn't recognize it and simply skipped over it when I scrolled through the pictures; it's possible that you did something like that. Since then I've always copied the files off the card to my computer in finder before messing with them. The problem people are having with your statements is because on the face of it, it cannot be universally true, because LOTS of people are using smartmedia cards this way, on their Macs, with no problems... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
