PC 3100 and CompactFlash, it works!

[Sven Utcke <utcke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'm sending you this because we have, at some time, talked about the
Sharp PC 3000 or Sharp PC 3100.  I originally send this to
sharp-pc3k@xxxxxxxxx, but the list seems to be defunct, see below...

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I just wanted to let you know that today I purchased a 16MB Compact
Flash Memory Card and an adapter to PCMCIA for my pc3100, and it
works!  I now have a B: drive with a whooping 15974400 Byte of free
space --- 15600KB of free space.

Here are the details:

1) I installed the drivers out of sundrv.zip (on the pc3k ftp-site,
   ftp://hawk.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/pub/sharp-pc3k/ I think).  Don't know
   whether this is actually necessary, but it is what I did.
2) I got myself a CompactFlash to PCMCIA adapter.  Mine is a noname
   one, made in Taiwan, no useful markings.  I bought mine at Conrad,
   if you happen to be German.  It is a tight fit, and can only be
   removed with the aid of a pair of pliers, but it does fit.
3) I inserted the CF-card into the adapter.
4) I rebooted.  With the first card (8MB) the computer would report an
   invalid card in drive B while booting.  This did not happen with
   the 16MB card.  However, both cards could be formated and used just
   fine (and the computer would not report an invalid card once I
   formated it).
5) I ran "sdisk b:"
6) I ran "sformat b:"
7) Success!

The CF-card is a SanDisk CompactFlash Memory Card.  The blisters says
something about SDCFB-16-485, and a second number, 80-56-00071-16.  No
further information as to voltage or linear/ata.  My Linux machine
identifies this as:

Mar 27 19:21:54 ramallo kernel: hdc: SanDisk SDCFB-16, 15MB w/1kB Cache, CHS=490/2/32
Mar 27 19:21:54 ramallo kernel: ide_cs: hdc: Vcc = 5.0, Vpp = 0.0

Hope this helps to keep your pc3k alive

Sven

PS: I also tried SmartMedia, but was told by sdisk and sformat to only
    use sundisk-products.  Nice touch :-)
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PPS: It seems as if the pc3k mailing list died:

<sharp-pc3k@xxxxxxxxx>:
144.82.100.22 does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 550  Unknown local user 'sharp-pc3k'
Giving up on 144.82.100.22.

I would, however, be willing to carry this list on our server (or,
rather, a handmade-version.  But still).  If you would like to be on
that list, simply tell me so

Sven
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