SCSI CompactFlash success

["Phil Abel" <phil_nonospam_abel@nonospam_prodigy_nonospam.net>]

I just had success getting a SCSI compactflash memory card reader to work on
my GS and thought I would share the specifics--

1) Picked up an external SCSI PCMCIA memory card reader/writer off ebay.

2) Picked up a PCMCIA -> CompactFlash adapter plug

3) "Borrowed" a 16mb CF card from my digital camera and crossed my fingers.

GS/OS recognized the CF drive right away.  I put down a 16MB ProDOS
partition with no problems.  Did some sample read/write/delete ops with no
problems.  Took awhile to put down the initial low level format, but I/O is
pretty fast.  GS/OS recognizes it as a fixed drive, so as far as I can tell
it would require a restart if I wanted to change media.  But I now have CF
capability for about $20-$25 in parts.  Since the drive is PCMCIA I assume I
could have used any PCMCIA drive, possibily even a type III PCMCIA hard
drive.

Not sure what I will use it for...  Maybe when bigger CF cards get a little
cheaper, it will be a good back up device.  Fun project anyway.