In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Graf
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>>Umm ... nice idea.
>>>
>>>I've got a Compact Flash card in a pocket computer. Nice devices !
>>>Pity that they are not 'hot swapping', though, as you suggest.
>>>
>>>Although they are very useful as a permanent second drive :-)
>
>"No hot-swapping" doesn't mean "should be permanent".
>Just power off, change media (easy like a microdrive change), reboot.
>Since reboot takes only seconds, this is not a very big issue.
Yes, we are just lazy :-) ... a power down is not a problem with pocket
computers.
>BTW, if some software-issues can be solved, hot-swapping
>seems also possible, even if it is not fully specified.
That did seem a good suggestion.
>>My backup QL has an 8MB RomDisq from Tony Firshman. Nice as a small
>>semi-permanent hard drive - all the most commonly used programs and
>>files on my suystems are in that, instantly available, with no
>>trailing hard disk cables etc and no wasted space. I'm sure this would
>>be a good idea for for a Qx0 system. Especially if it was a commonly
>>available device like a Psion one or a smartmedia or compactflash.
>
>That's exactly what I already have for my Q40. With the added advantage
>of 64 MB (for about 50 UK pounds) or more, and higher read/write speed.
>
>(As always) things need time and I currently have work of much higher
>priority, so I must hope for patience before I can give public
>suggestions on which adaptors/devices to use and maybe which tricks to apply.
The RomDisq is great on a QL, yet the potential of the CompactFlash is
an interesting outcome now that you are using one with a Q40.
--
Malcolm Cadman
