Re: Vulcan based SSD Apple II/gs

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote:
> 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? ;-)