From: Woody Smith (woody_at_bitstream.net)
Date: Mon Dec 08 2003 - 19:25:13 PST
So true David
For me it is not a total loss as an extra Flash card is useful.
Others should be aware of this issue with Viking cards.
I called Viking technical support and was told that the card is capable
of writing at 5v. I cannot always trust the clarity of my memory but
it seems that modern devices can detect this capability and switch its
default 12v to 5v. For me this is useless information even if true,
but perhaps some of our skilled programmers could do something with it.
Woody
On Monday, December 8, 2003, at 06:01 PM, PCBman wrote:
> Yeah. The Viking cards only work in the MP2x00 not the eMate.
> These cards are 12V write. You need 5V write cards. The MP2x00 cand
> read/write 5V and 12V so they work there.
>
> You can mount them as read only but that isn't much good if they are
> empty. :-(
>
> As a last resort, you could fill them with pkgs using a MP2x00 and
> insert them in the eMate. You will only be able to read from them but
> it could save you some room internally.
>
> As far as the advertisement goes, it is not an untruth to say that
> these cards are 'compatible' with the eMate because, clearly they are.
> But, as far as being useful, well, does anyone have a wobbly table
> leg?...
>
> PCBman
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