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Posted by enhanceyourlife on 05-30-2001 03:20 PM:

I'm getting a USB reader and will back up SM cards to CD-ROM.

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Posted by headgamer on 05-30-2001 04:14 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by gbgood
Does someone have a good plan B for safety?

Um, yeah. Buy a SM Card reader for $25 (ZiO is my preference). Your SM card through the card reader basically becomes an additional drive. Then just copy the entire contents of your SM card to a backup directory on your hard drive. I don't see what the big deal is all about.

If your concern is backing up via hotsync because you don't have a card reader, then my opinion would be you are playing with fire anyway by not having one. What you're basically doing is carrying around a 32mb (64mb, or whatever) floppy disk that is VERY small and easily lost, with no real backup plan.

Just my $2.00 worth (inflation ya know...

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Posted by Anomaly on 05-30-2001 07:28 PM:

Confusion Reigns Supreme

I give up. Each time I've just about made a decision on which way to go -- MemPlug, Matchbook, Innopocket, whatever -- something changes in the marketplace. Although from my understanding of all the posts and messages I've read, for us Deluxe owners none of the recent changes/announcements are relevant. We ain't got VFS, so we ain't gonna get auto-move capability.

Now if I could only remember what my purchase decision had been a week or so ago ....

Posted by dvIceT on 05-30-2001 11:16 PM:

Re: Confusion Reigns Supreme

quote:
Originally posted by Anomaly
I give up. Each time I've just about made a decision on which way to go -- MemPlug, Matchbook, Innopocket, whatever -- something changes in the marketplace. Although from my understanding of all the posts and messages I've read, for us Deluxe owners none of the recent changes/announcements are relevant. We ain't got VFS, so we ain't gonna get auto-move capability.

Now if I could only remember what my purchase decision had been a week or so ago ....

Not to add to the confusion, but while we 3.1'ers may not get VFS or AutoCF functionality, where code and data are read piecemeal from the external memory card, auto-mover technology, where whole programs and db's are transferred to handheld memory with a tap, should definitely be possible.

Posted by Matthew Nichols on 05-31-2001 12:12 AM:

Re: Re: Confusion Reigns Supreme

quote:
Originally posted by dvIceT

Not to add to the confusion, but while we 3.1'ers may not get VFS or AutoCF functionality, where code and data are read piecemeal from the external memory card, auto-mover technology, where whole programs and db's are transferred to handheld memory with a tap, should definitely be possible.

Thats right, look at programs like CSpotRun & gMovie. If 3.1 users write their favorite software creators and request them to add MemPlug features then its still possible to get software that works with the MemPlug. Users, even 3.1, should be able to launch at least apps soon thanks to Launcher III & then its merely a matter of demand for other apps to follow suit (Several have already announced their intent to do so).

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Posted by Beryl on 06-09-2001 12:48 AM:

Design Question

Just got my Memplug from Palmgear last night and it is the old design. I prefer to have the latest which I understand doesn't have the card sticking out.

One question: What is the URL which shows both designs pictured side by side? (I've search everywhere for 20 minutes and can't find it.)

Thanks!

Posted by EricG on 06-09-2001 06:59 AM:

Re: Confusion Reigns Supreme

quote:
Originally posted by Anomaly
I give up. Each time I've just about made a decision on which way to go -- MemPlug, Matchbook, Innopocket, whatever -- something changes in the marketplace. Although from my understanding of all the posts and messages I've read, for us Deluxe owners none of the recent changes/announcements are relevant. We ain't got VFS, so we ain't gonna get auto-move capability.

Now if I could only remember what my purchase decision had been a week or so ago ....

When I am stuck, this is what my wife says:

"Just do it and don't look back.. you know which one you really want.. get the agony over with..."

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Posted by Gameboy70 on 06-09-2001 07:13 AM:

I agree with Eric G. (or his wife). Making a decision work is more important than making the right decision.

Posted by mshe on 06-12-2001 09:57 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Beryl

Did I miss the answer to this question? This is my concern also. It was a real pain loading up my 8MB Memory Module and since I plan to get the largest SM card I can find, I don't want to hotsync 20-30 times just to load up the files I want to carry on it.

Will someone please point me to the answer to this question? TIA

Yes, you'll need a Flash card reader (~$25) to load large files onto the card.

But at least you'll have a flash reader when you purchase your digicam!!! digicam drivers are horrible ; )

Posted by mshe on 06-12-2001 10:00 PM:

Re: Re: SmartMedia capacity

quote:
Originally posted by yardie

I get the impression that 128 MB cards are very hard to find. Most places just carry the 64, 32 and 16 MB versions.

Nope, 128MB cards are very common.

Even 192MB cards aren't hard to find... actually the smaller size cards are getting harder to find as people upgrade.

You just have to know what online stores to check! : )

Posted by akur on 06-12-2001 10:19 PM:

I think the maximum capacity for SM is 128 Mb.

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Posted by Matthew Nichols on 06-13-2001 12:14 AM:

mshe: Uh, perhaps you should actually read through this thread and take note that both of those questions were answered a loooong time ago.

Also, akur is correct, SmartMedia currently maxes out at 128mb.

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Posted by Beryl on 06-13-2001 12:17 AM:

Design Question - Again

Although the outside label on the memplug from Palmgear states "Version 1.0", closer inspection through the acrylic to the circuit board revealed "MEMPLUG V2.0". I suppose it is the latest since the card does not stick out and it was difficult to believe Palmgear would send old hardware. I've had no problems with them to date.

I would still like a link to that URL comparing the 2 models. TIA

BTW, it is working quite nicely and I really hope PiDirect delivers. I can't imagine ever using my 8 MB Springboard again and would like to put it up on ebay.

Posted by mshe on 06-13-2001 12:51 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Matthew Nichols
mshe: Uh, perhaps you should actually read through this threat and take note that both of those questions were answered a loooong time ago.

Also, akur is correct, SmartMedia currently maxes out at 128mb.

Oops, wasn't paying attention to the dates or that he was talking about SM and not CF!

Sorry : )

Posted by bkbk on 06-14-2001 01:06 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Matthew Nichols
mshe: Uh, perhaps you should actually read through this threat and take note that both of those questions were answered a loooong time ago.<snip>

What kind of advice is that? (j/k)

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Posted by gbgood on 06-27-2001 12:58 AM:

A 2mb map and mapopolis crashes on my memplug with only 1114k free.

So I asked support@memplug if I needed an equal amount of k in ram to run the map and prog.

This was their answer:

Those maps application may need a large amount of memory for excuting on card. Please reserve enough memory for it to run.
And if the problem still exist, please send your maps database to us to reproduce the problem.
Thanks.
- PiDeveloper

I'm not sure if that answers the 'equal' amount of k question. Does anyone here know?

thanks

Posted by sschweg on 06-27-2001 01:28 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by gbgood
A 2mb map and mapopolis crashes on my memplug with only 1114k free.

So I asked support@memplug if I needed an equal amount of k in ram to run the map and prog.

This was their answer:

Those maps application may need a large amount of memory for excuting on card. Please reserve enough memory for it to run.
And if the problem still exist, please send your maps database to us to reproduce the problem.
Thanks.
- PiDeveloper

I'm not sure if that answers the 'equal' amount of k question. Does anyone here know?

thanks

Actually, most applications will run from the card using very little ram. Noah and (I believe) Mapopolis load larger chunks at a time than normal apps and therefore require more free ram. I wish I could remember where I read this about Mapoplis, I think it was on one of the competing map programs web sites. It had a comparison chart that indicated that mapopolis opened the whole map at a time. I'll look for it and post back if I can find it.

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