> I am using OS 9. I would like to buy a USB flash drive. I wonder > what is the speed it would be? Like floopy drive? Like 1x CD ROM? or > even slower? Is there anything I need to aware? Maybe there are some > drives that Macintosh cannot use them?
Despite what many will say, the speed is not all that slow. It's slow by modern measures, but if you have ever used floppies as your main storage medium, you'll appreciate the speed is no way as slow as that ;-) The speed is sort of comparable to a 10MBit network running through a hub. Something like that. No way as fast as a hard drive, but fast enough. Most USB drived are in FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 format. This is the filesystem MS DOS and Windows 9x used. A Mac can read the format, but it will lose all file associations. You might be able to format to HFS (Mac format) but someone else might have more info on that front. Hope that helps, M -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
