Re: NTLK Compact Flash Memory PCMCIA Adaptors

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin@fanniemae.com)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2000 - 10:32:54 EST


Gary Moody wrote:
[nice explanation removed]

> If and until someone looks through the Lantern DDK and seriously attempts to
> write an ATA driver for the Newton, we're stuck...and the likelyhood of
> someone expending this much effort to do this is low, but stranger things
> have happened...recently...with the very quiet release of the IrDA
> enhancements for the Newton.

I have the Lantern DDK, though I've never seriously looked at it. I'm wondering
if an ATA driver could be made to work. Anybody knows for sure?

What about ATA cards requirements? Are they compatible with the Newton at all?
This question, if we can use CompactFlash cards (ATA-based) comes on a regular
basis, and we always read the same response, that there's no driver for it. But,
suppose a driver was there, would there be other concerns or show-stoppers? And
if someone is really into that kind of low-level stuff, do you think that it
would be reasonnable to write such a driver?

-Laurent.
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