Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:37:25 +0200 From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: IDE flash drives
Can you boot from it in a Libretto??? (I have seem people talking about vreating a silent Libby, by removing the mechanical HD, and put in this solid state HD. Cheers Robbert > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 06:16 > To: Libretto > Subject: IDE flash drives > > > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:07:36 +0900 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: IDE flash drives > > Here are the links about IDE flash drives I mentioned earlier. > http://www.hscjpn.co.jp/product/flashdisk.html (Maker web site: > Hagiwara Systems) > http://www.pasoq.co.jp/shopping/hard/maker/94686599990001.html > (one web site selling them) > On this web site the price for a 128MB model is 55,300 yen, about US$ 440. > If sombody has a use for this, I have seen this capacity on sale > and I can ship it from Japan for US$ 300 total, only a few are available. > This appears to be the highest capacity sold at the moment. > > I am still thinking how I would use this. > I would like to hear any ideas. > > Alex > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: 5GB Toshiba PCMCIA Type II card; CFlash/SMedia to > IDE adapters > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:31:02 +0900 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks for the information David. That link on your site should > end with .shtml > http://www.toshiba.com/taecdpd/news/press39.shtml > See also: > http://www.toshiba.com/taecdpd/techdocs/MK5002mpl/5002mplindex.shtml > I just listed the 2GB version on eBay. > http://www.ebaystores.com/01japanexpressmobilecomputers/plistings/ > list/all/dept3/index.html > What are the prices of the 2GB model now? Dynamism sells them for $500. > Can any Libretto boot from any of them? > > I have seen some solid state IDE drives, not adapters but drives, > that would fit nicely into any Libretto. Those I saw were 128MB. > I thought hard how that could be useful. > If I had two IDE drives in a notebook > I would like to replace one with a solid state drive. > But replacing the only large disk with a small solid state drive? > How would you use this? > > Alex > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: 5GB Toshiba PCMCIA Type II card; CFlash/SMedia to IDE adapters > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:40:43 -0700 > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:34:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 5GB Toshiba PCMCIA Type II card; CFlash/SMedia to IDE adapters > > My site updated with link to the 5GB PCMCIA card news release and specs. > > -- > > Also, any search of yahoo.com on 'compact flash ide adapter' or > 'smartmedia ide > adapter' will bring up many sites selling such for the desktops such as: > http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/Fcfa.html > > I'm sure somewhere there's one for laptops small enough to fit > the Libretto. > > Replacing the HD with a flash memory HD = less power consumption, > better shock > resistance, and just that coolness of not hearing any HD spinning > inside the > Libretto. No more HD head crashes either. > > Wondering if anyone out there has already modified their Libretto so? > > ===== > adorable toshiba libretto > The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ************************************************************** > > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
