In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Darren Branagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Hi all. > >Phoebus Dokos used to sell a Compact Flash reader that worked perfectly >with QubIDE. I (q-celt) was the european agent for them - they were >designed to fit into the floppy drive bay on a PC case, or a 5.25" bay >with an adaptor. Sold quite a few as I recall. > >I think we sold them for less than a tenner from memory. > >Phoebus could tell more..... Phoebus?? Yes, I bought one ... although I have not as yet got around to installing it in a PC. >Oh, and yes I am still alive, but extremely busy in the West of Ireland. >I'll have to start attending shows again and organise an Irish QL Show >III for Galway maybe?? > >Darren. Hi Darren ! You are back then !! >Marcel Kilgus wrote: >> Neil Riley wrote: >> >>>>> So did I. Qubide runs a standard Compact Flash adapter. >>>>> After all CF is IDE and requires no special hardware. >>>>> >>> Is that so. So how does one attach a nice fat SD card to Qubide? >>> >> >> Not SD (Secure Digital), CF (CompactFlash) it is (same as with your >> Spectrum hardware). CF cards can usually speak two protocols, one of >> them being the IDE protocol. So they can be attached to pretty much >> any IDE controller by a simple adapter. Look on eBay for "IDE >> CompactFlash" and you'll find a dozen, prized between 5 and 20 EUR >> perhaps. >> >> Marcel -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
