On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:40:30 -0700, Snappy! <direct2system@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote in message
> news:20050220.225201.91610257.imp@bsdimp.com...
> > In message: <1108910868.3737.5.camel@lister.bodgit-n-scarper.com>
> >            Matt Dainty <matt@bodgit-n-scarper.com> writes:
> > : On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 14:34, Andy Ruhl wrote:
> > : > Note that it
> > : > might still work if you use a CF card reader in the PCMCIA slot...
> > :
> > : ICBW but I thought that CF and PCMCIA are basically the same technology
> > : such that a CF->PCMCIA adapter is merely altering the connector.
> > : Certainly the two adapters I have were so cheap I can't believe they
> > : have any IDE/ATA logic in them.
> >
> > That's correct.  CF has fewer I/O pins that PC Card, and the CF to PC
> > Card adapters just wire things up.
> >
> > Warner
> 
> And on this matter, I just got a Sandisk Flash disk, with a 2.5" hdd
> formfactor and pin config. I opened up the casing to find a pccard flash
> card inside, connected to a pcb which only does electrical assignments. No
> chips whatsoever. And this is from pccard->ide!!

But that CF card may be running in some mode other than CF I/O right?

Andy