Re: CFFA, //c

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

>"Sean Fahey" <a2fan@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>news:2_eNc.21004$l04.12557@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
>
>: A similar idea was recently discussed on A2Central, 
>: and I approached Rich Dreher to see if he was 
>: interested in the project - short story, he wasn't.
>: So, another way of doing this is being explored.
>
>The hardware for an internal CF drive is fairly simple 
>and I, and a friend, have designed it 3 different ways. 
>The problem is the firmware must be incorporated into 
>the main ROM and that is where we're busy trying to do 
>it with MMCs. They only require a 4-bit interface so the 
>firmware will be much smaller and easier to fit in. I'd 
>be happy to help with any other projects working towards 
>this, especially an external drive.  :o) 

Have you considered putting the driver in the space occupied
by the //c self-test?  (How big is it?)

-michael

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