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eMate does not read flashcard

Posted by: directive0 on 2012-09-26 07:57:42 I have a 4MB flashcard I found in a Newton MP110 from a thrift-store. The compact flash card would NOT read on the Newton 110, but can be read by my eMate. However, the eMate will not write to the card. When I insert the card a dialogue box appears giving me card information and at the bottom it reads "Writing to this card is not supported". I have checked the write protect switch and there are no problems there; it is firmly in the "write". Does the eMate only write to certain cards?

Posted by: beachycove on 2012-10-01 04:40:10 Yes, i have seen this behaviour. There is nothing wrong with your emate.

Posted by: twocargar on 2012-11-23 05:52:21 I have a couple that work on my MP130 and MP2000 but not on my eMate, but I don't remember what kind they are. Here's a good list of card types. Maybe you can identify what kind it is and label it so you don't get it mixed up. http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2011/02/apple-newton-memory-201-compatibility.html I miss my Newtons. Gotta fire them up one of these days!

Posted by: TylerEss on 2012-11-23 07:54:47 It has to do with the operating voltage of the flash card. I think (i.e. fuzzy long term memory) that 5V linear flash cards are read-only in the eMate, but 3.3V ones are read/write.

Posted by: Byrd on 2012-11-23 17:34:42 I heartily recommend the cheapest CF --> PCMCIA adapter you can find, and a 64MB - 256MB card in there, running the Newton ATA drive. In fact, finding a small capacity CF card is probably the most difficult part!

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