But unlike Dean Cashen, I was unable to make my 5mb EduCalc Flash
card do the same. Card is recognized by the Zoomer with no problems,
but my notebook seems to not even recognize that the card's in the
slot (talk about OLD PCMCIA drivers) when using the FORMAT command or
any of the PCMCIA utilities included. If anyone can recommend a
solution..... otherwise I can limp along just fine with my 1 mb.
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Pico Rivera, CA 90660-3783 FAX: (310) 942-5300
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On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Dean Cashen wrote:
>
> > A while back, there was a bit of a discussion about which PCMCIA cards
> > were compatible with both the Zoomer and 'regular' PCs. . . .
> >
> > I have one of the Newton 1Meg SRAM cards. . . .
> > . . . After reformatting the card using the ThinkPad,
> > the card correctly reported it's size and status to the PC. The Zoomer
> > continued to read/write the card just fine.
> >
> > I can tell no difference in size or speed between the Zoomer- and PC-
> > format ... but the added utility of being able to transfer data in bulk
> > between the PC and the Zoomer is wonderful.
>
> I have a Zenith Z-lite 425 notebook, and experienced similar results
> as you with my HP 5MB & 10MB flash cards. However, when I formatted them
> in my *Zoomer*, I could then read them in both the PC and Zoomer. I had
> some problems formatting them, and sometimes accessing them, in the PC.
> (My take on that is the PCMCIA drivers aren't as "robust" as they
> could be).
>
> Dean
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