Re: Flash Memory Reader for Apple //

[ncbill@my-deja.com (Bill in NC)]

You are correct, there is no partition map on the card itself 
(the partitioning scheme is hard-coded into ROM). 
 
However, my Mac can read my 128MB CF card (using a USB card reader)  
but sees only the first 32MB PRODOS partition (iBook, OS 9.2.2) 
 
Yes, I transfer back and forth from the Mac to the //gs this way. 
 
mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon) wrote in message news:<20021107143726.25589.00000083@mb-ch.aol.com>... 
> Ed wrote (regarding the Apple II CompactFlash card): 
>  
> >The product you are asking about is a nifty piece of equipment.  It is  
> >an IDE controller OR Flash card reader.  However, you will not be able  
> >to use the flash crd in multiple things to transfer files, as you post  
> >suggests.  The flash card reader does not support and but it's own file  
> >format.  So you could not put files on the card and move them to another  
> >PC with a card reader there or visaversa. 
>  
> This is not strictly true--it's actually a "small matter of programming". 
>  
> The CFFA card supports only hard partitioning of the media, not a 
> partition table on the media itself, so it is incompatible with PC's and 
> Macs for direct interchange. 
>  
> But a Mac or PC formatted flash card can be placed in the card and 
> its blocks read directly.  Apple II software could then interpret the 
> data to implement, say, the PC's FAT 12 file system (used by many 
> digital cameras). 
>  
> >The web site is as follows: 
> >http://dreher.net/CFforAppleII/ 
> >