Re: Flash Memory Reader for Apple //

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

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/
>
>Last I heard he was out of cards but will make more when he gets enough 
>orders.

In fact, he is lacking only a dozen or so advance orders to make
another run.

-michael

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