24 Aug
2012
24 Aug
'12
8:29 p.m.
On 08/24/2012 11:00 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
You said "just about any CF card can be set to operate in 8-bit mode".
8-bit mode
is required by the CF standard. It's not required for
IDE, and most IDE devices don't implement it. I've seen a few very old
ones that do, but that's about it.
I thought that's what I said. :) Using 8-bit mode eliminates the need to deal with
16-bit transfers
and greatly simplifies interface circuitry.
Seriously, given that CF cards are of a size today to completely
overwhelm any CP/M system. Why bother with rotating mass storage
(except for microdrives, I guess)?
Because it's COOL.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA