on 8/18/03 12:54 AM, Robert Eye at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Currently, I'm running a PB 1400c/166, 64 megs RAM, OS 8.1. >> [snip] >> Second, I recently read about using compact flash cards to extend >> the memory on this computer; is this true, and could somebody >> explain how this works in laymen's terms please. >> [snip] >> Brian > > Brian, > > You *cannot* increase the size of the Mac's RAM with a Compact Flash (CF) > card. > > The CF card is read by the Mac as a type of external disk drive. > > Some people have had success in using them as emergency boot disks, > whenin you install a System Folder and whatever disk recovery > applications you use. All you need is a CF card big enough to hold > the files. > > You just insert the CF card, with a CF-to-PCMCIA adapter, into a PC > Card slot, power up the PB and do the four-finger salute > (apple-option-shift-delete keys) to make sure it boots off of a disk > different than the internal (alternately, you can select the CF > "disk" using the Startup Disk control panel, if the PB is initially > bootable from the HD). > > This is nice if you don't have a functioning CD-ROM drive, or have to > use an external CD-ROM, like in my 5300cs. (Alas, I could never get > it to work on my 5300cs, but many people have had success with the > 1400.) > > You can also store files on it, read/write to it, just like any HD. > > And, you can select a CF "disk" for use as the disk location for > Virtual Memory or cache memory for your web browser. For VM, turn the > option for VM *on* in the Memory control panel. Then select the CF > "drive" and tell it how much of the memory space you want to use. > > Similarly for web browser cache, just tell the browser the location > and size of the cache file in the browser's Preferneces. > > There are some limitations with the CF read/write lifetimes (range of > millions to tens-of-millions of cycles as MTTF). Still, they are > pretty cheap for what they do, especially the lower-valued cards. > > Regards, > > Bob Eye > Dallas, TX
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