Subj : Thats the picture...
To   : Peter Knapper
From : Baden Kudrenecky
Date : Mon May 30 2005 09:05 am

Responding to Peter Knapper from 1905-04-24 concerning Thats the picture..., on 
Os2  

Hi Peter:

PK> Hi Baden,
PK> 
PK>  BK>    My camera, along with most higher end cameras, uses
PK>  BK> a Compact Flash memory card (CF) This is a very common
PK>  BK> and economical format, and a CF PCMCIA card reader
PK>  BK> costs less than $20.  OS/2 had excellent card reader
PK>  BK> support, so it is no problem for me to copy over all
PK>  BK> the images, as the CF card shows up as just another
PK>  BK> drive.
PK> 
PK> This sounds pretty much what I am looking for. Except I am 
PK> a bit behind the times on all the technical details of the 
PK> components......;-) 
PK> 
PK> Ok, my research reveals that a CF PCMCIA Card Reader 
PK> appears not to be PCMCIA specific at all, but a USB Card 
PK> Reading device that reads "CF Memory Cards". I note that 
PK> local suppliers offer a bewildering variety of card 
PK> readers, often quoted as "5 in 1" up to "15 in 1" USB 2.0 
PK> Card Readers. Most seem to support the "CF" standard. One 
PK> such device that seems popular in NZ is  -
PK>     Belkin F5U249, 15 in 1 Card Reader, USB 2.
PK> Media supported includes -
PK> - XD Picture Card, CompactFlash I, CompactFlash II, SmartMedia?, 
PK>     Secure Digital, Mini Secure Digital (Mini SD)**, MultiMediaCard, 
PK>     RSMMC**, IBM) Microdrive?
PK> - Memory Stick), Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo**, 
PK> Memory Stick Pro Duo,     Memory Stick MagicGate*, and 
PK> Memory Stick MagicGate Duo**
PK> 
PK> I guess the "CompactFlash I, CompactFlash II" looks like the CF cards...
PK> Is this the sort of thing you are talking about? What USB 
PK> specific driver support is required under OS/2 for these?

   Sorry about the delay . . . The CF to PCMCIA
adaptors are not USB.  They are only flat PCMCIA cards
that the CF card fits into, and OS/2 reads as an IDE
drive.  They are brain dead, and I think they don't
even have any active components, just straight through
conductors.

hasta luego, baden
baden@baden.nu
http://baden.nu/



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