Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:56:15 GMT From: Marty Cawthon <mrc@ChipChat.ne.jp> To: imp@village.org Cc: mrc@ChipChat.ne.jp, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compact flash adaptor driver? Message-ID: <20000821075615L.mrc@ChipChat.ne.jp> In-Reply-To: <200008171757.LAA13217@harmony.village.org> References: <20000817205834D.mrc@ChipChat.ne.jp> <399BB7D6.DA03E7D6@cequrux.com> <200008171757.LAA13217@harmony.village.org>
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From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> imp> In message <20000817205834D.mrc@ChipChat.ne.jp> Marty Cawthon writes: imp> : I recently bought a SCSI device with a "Microtech" name on it. imp> : It is an external SCSI box with (1) slot for a PCCard and (1) slot for "Smartmedia". imp> : I remove the "Compact Flash" from my camera and put it in a PC-Card and mount it imp> : just like a SCSI "da" type device. imp> imp> Now that's cool. imp> imp> : I have also verified that it works with a "Smartmedia" chip from a Ricoh digital imp> : camera. I can mount both PC-Card and Smartmedia devices at the same time. Read imp> : (and write, I suppose) JPG files. imp> : imp> : I bought this device about 6 weeks ago, and at the time I learned that a similar imp> : model is available with a USB interface. The SCSI device cost about US$250.00. imp> : imp> : Thus far I am pleased with the operation and versatility that this device provides. imp> : I am not related or involved in the manufacture or marketing of the SCSI device, just imp> : a happy "MS-Free" FreeBSD user. imp> imp> Hmmm, do you have a pointer to this device? I'd love to play with imp> one. imp> imp> Warner I bought this unit from the USA, and I am now in Japan for a visit. I don't recall exactly the vendor that I bought my unit from. My receipt is filed in the USA and my secretary could not locate it. I did find the manufacturers homepage: http://www.microtechint.com/ From that URL you can see their many products and then do a search to find many of the vendors selling them. Good luck and "Happy Photos!" Marty Cawthon ChipChat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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