how good is the data reliability with CD ROM and DVD RAM?

Michael Mulhern Michael at jongleur.co.uk
Wed Jul 25 17:33:52 CDT 2018


Something like this?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183184226476

MicroSD to plug into the device and SD holder at the other end of the
ribbon cable.

//m


On Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 8:12 am, Tapley, Mark via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> > On Jul 25, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Alexander Schreiber via cctalk <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Are there such things as "microSD" to "standard SD" adapters that allows
> >> for insertion of standard SD into mcroSD slots?
> >
> > Of course there are. Since both SD cards and µSD cards have identical
> > electrical and protocol interfaces, those adapters are just passive
> pieces
> > of plastic and wires. In fact, a lot of µSD cards sold these days come
> > packaged with a µSD to SD card adapter.
>
> While it is true that the “SD” cards I’ve bought recently have actually
> been µSD cards with an adaptor so they can also fit into SD slots, it
> didn’t sound like that was what Chuck was asking.
>
> I have not seen an adaptor which will plug into a µSD slot and then allow
> me to plug my (visible-size) SD card into the adaptor.  I do totally agree
> that both the adaptor and the medium would be big enough to see in that
> case and that would be a good thing! However I have seen applications for a
> µSD card that would not mechanically work with the adaptor in question, due
> to packaging constraints, so I would not expect that adaptor (if it exists)
> to be a common item.
>                                                 - Mark
>
> --


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