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| Thread ID: 105600 | 2009-12-08 02:00:00 | CompactFlash - what is it? | Agent_24 (57) | Press F1 |
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| 837584 | 2009-12-08 02:00:00 | Apparently, CompactFlash cards are identical electrically to IDE drives, which is why they can be connected to IDE ports via a simple adaptor Why then, can you also buy things like Ethernet cards which run on compactflash interface? I expect plugging these into your IDE port would not result in a working ethernet card. What am I missing? |
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| 837585 | 2009-12-08 03:41:00 | Why then, can you also buy things like Ethernet cards which run on compactflash interface? forget it, wrong answer :) |
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| 837586 | 2009-12-08 17:15:00 | Back in the days they were used for Cellphones, to provide them with additional connectivity. Same for certain SD Cards that you could buy which provided you with WiFi. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 837587 | 2009-12-08 22:12:00 | So does it work similarly to USB then? You can just put whatever you like provided the device has the correct firmware to tell the host what it is? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 837588 | 2009-12-08 23:49:00 | AFAIK kind of, yes... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 837589 | 2009-12-08 23:55:00 | You can also replace Ipod hdd's with one (well on some, that have the connection for it, dunno about the later Ipods). Saved wear and tear I suppose. But you'll have less space | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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