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Author Topic: Memory cards. (too many types) Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 06-29-2006 09:55 AM                     I need to be able to read any type of card that a student or member of staff may bring in, not to mention many other types of media. Up to now the list of cards included: Pcmcia type I Pcmcia type II Pcmcia type III CompactFlash type I CompactFlash type II SmartMedia 5V SmartMedia 3.3V Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Pro Duo MMC MMC Plus RS-MMC SD Mini SD Micro SD (Transflash) XD Picture Plus various compatible variations of those. I now discover that to that list we now need to add: Memory Stick Micro MMC Micro That's two more adapters I need to get. Then there's MMC Mobile RS DV MMC but at least those will both read on a normal 3.3V MMC reader with RS adapter. This is getting ridiculous.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-29-2006 01:55 PM                        And of course, the humble consumer can be guaranteed that any device he or she buys will require media of a different flash memory format from any other they already own. I was lucky with my PDA: I managed to find one that would take CompactFlash, so I could swap cards with my existing digital camera and laptop. But then I bought a DAB radio with a record-to-MP3 facility. Needless to say, luck doesn't last, and this will only use SmartMedia.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 06-29-2006 02:21 PM                        Stephen - just use your krypton vision. Focus it on the chip and concentrate, then you should be able to read out and process any information stored on the medium, whatever type it is.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 06-30-2006 02:38 AM                     I used to know somebody who could read punched tape by eye - at quite a reasonable speed, several characters per second.  |  IP: Logged

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