On 1/5/07, Jonathan Berry <jberry@islandnet.com> wrote:
>
> >You could try one of these:
> >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820211048
> >paired w/ a CF->IDE adapter.
>
> Done that. It didn't work. I never figured out what the
> problem was. CF -> IDE adapter was made in Australia.
> Manufacturer was puzzled. Or maybe some CF cards aren't
> bootable. But no list of such cards was available. All very
> loosey-goosey, a lot like USB2.
>
> 8 GB would be a real sweet size for the 701C
>
> >I know some folks have been tinkering with
> >that type of setup for a little while now. I haven't done so myself, so
> >can't be of much more help.
> >
> >On 1/5/07, Jonathan Berry <jberry@islandnet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> There's a bit of buzz about Samsung Solid State Disks
> >> due to come out in the 32 GB range, 1.8".
> >>
> >> "Personally", I'd like an 8 GB 2.5" SSD to turn one
> >> of my 701Cs into a completely quiet but portable word
> >> processor. And I don't want to pay more than about $150 for
> >> the device. Anybody with a crystal ball (or a price list!)
> >> know when that might happen?
> >>
>
>
Interesting. I know people who have built systems M0n0Wall
firewalls<http://m0n0.ch/wall/>using any old CF card hanging around.
Maybe it's more the thinkpad's BIOS
than anything in the CF card.
Can a TP boot from CF in a PCMCIA adapter I wonder??
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