Re: Got CFFA... now what to put on it? ;-)

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

Jeff Blakeney wrote:
>   To: Andy McFadden
> On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:15:48 +0000, Andy McFadden wrote:
>
>
> > mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I personally use a SuperDrive card in my IIe and sneakernet data back
> > > and forwards from the PC that way. The main reason I've never replaced
> > > my SCSI setup with a CFFA is the perceived annoyance of moving things
> > > about to get at the CF Card.
> >
> > If you get a SCSI card for your PC, you can sneaker-net the entire hard
> > drive.  Less convenient than carrying a floppy, but very handy for backups.
>
>
> That's what I do from time to time.  It also allows me to sync up my
> real hard drive and my emulator's hard drive images from time to time
> too.  Lately though, my real machine hasn't been set up so once I get it
> going again, I'll just hook up my hard drive to my PC again and transfer
> my current hard drive images onto it.

That's exactly my procedure with the CF card!

It's been so long since I've had the top on my //e that I'd have to
look for it if I wanted to replace it!  I'm always swapping a card
or probing a signal...  I'd never "bury" it under a monitor.  ;-)

-michael

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