From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from majordomo by infradead.org with local (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12W0Bg-0004xd-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:05:24 +0000 Received: from fb00.eng00.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.31]) by infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12W0Bf-0004xX-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:05:23 +0000 Message-ID: <38D26564.78552E62@nexus-tech.net> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:03:32 -0500 From: Kyle Harris MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ralph Stickley CC: mtd-list Subject: Re: CF Works !? References: <38D1281F.63D57D8E@datalux.com> <38D1541C.85DB4CEC@nexus-tech.net> <38D24BA5.CB487F1F@datalux.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mtd@imladris.demon.co.uk List-ID: Ralph Stickley wrote: > > > > The CF cards come with a small 50 pin (1mm ??) connector on the edge of > them. > To make the connection with a standard 0.1" IDE connector requires an > adaptor > that has both connectors. AFAIK, the CF pinout is not the same pinout as > IDE... > > Total cost for quantity "1" is about $60 for the adaptor and $89 for > the card > (something like that, I didn't buy them, so I don't know exactly). Ooouuccchh! :-O Does the adaptor have active components, or is it simply changing the form factor and pinout? Or is it more like a carrier for easy swapout? $60 is a lot for an adaptor cable! [snip] > Availablity is a big problem with flash chips...we've seen them go out > to 6 months on allocation! Flash is one of the most difficult chips > to manufacture...for example, MicroChip has recently delayed some new > "flash" based devices for over 8 months because of yield problems. > Yep, we even have problems getting NOR flash not just NAND. Later, Kyle. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org