Re: Vulcan based SSD Apple II/gs

[schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

On Jun 7, 12:18 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Steven Hirsch wrote:
> > On 06/06/2011 01:38 PM, D Finnigan wrote:
>
> >> Steven Hirsch wrote:
>
> >>> Another thought:  Since modern media is>>larger than typically needed
> >>> for
>
> >>> 8-bit computing environments, why not simply ignore the top 8 bits and
> >>> accept
> >>> the loss of half the drive capacity?
>
> >> Someone might curse this arrangement one day. Just like the 32 MB volume
> >> limit in ProDOS. Seemed huge back in 1984, not so now.
>
> > I take your point. But honestly, does the difference between e.g. 4 and
> > 8 GB of capacity matter for an Apple 2?
>
> > To me, the lack of compatibility with apps like AppleCommander on a PC
> > is a bigger issue inherent in throwing away every other byte.
>
> I would agree.  If I couldn't "sneaker-net" my CF card between the
> Apple and a PC with CiderPress, it would lose a lot of its allure.  ;-)

The CFFA3000 helps with a few more years of future-proofing by
incorporating a USB port, affording that same sneaker-net ability...
with added simplicity of using arbitrary virtual drive images, rather
than hard-wired partitions.  I guess Rich needs to integrate it into a
power supply?  Is this what this discussion is about? ;-)