[Coco] ANNOUNCE: Cloud-9 Website Update

[Boisy G. Pitre]

So it sounds like pro-photography guys still rely a lot on CF cards.

Granted, Wal-Mart here doesn't seem to sell them anymore, unless you find one on clearance or something.

Thanks for the confirmation.  The bottom line is that they are still out there and easily attainable.

Best Regards,
Boisy G. Pitre

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On Aug 25, 2011, at 4:10 PM, Steve Batson wrote:

> Several Consumer and Pro Digital SLR Cameras use them because they are big 
> enough to hold them, and because of their reliability. As the move forward, 
> much of it may be due to backward compatiblity I suspect. Still, on could 
> snap an SD card in half if not careful, that ain't happening with a CF card 
> by accident.  
> 
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> From: "Allen Huffman" <alsplace at pobox.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:29 PM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] ANNOUNCE: Cloud-9 Website Update 
> 
> On Aug 25, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Frank Pittel wrote:
> 
>> As I understand it CF cards are or can be faster then SD cards. Which for 
> an application like
>> primary storage for the Coco is a potential advantage. I have fat fingers 
> and the physically
>> bigger CF cards are easier for me to handle.
> 
> Yes, but clearly a format that is on its way out -- can you name any 
> consumer item that uses CF? I have never owned anything that uses CF other 
> than my SuperIDE. None of my memory card readers (or even my multi printer) 
> read CFs (my old printer form several years ago had a CF slot).
> 
> That's all I'm saying. We tend to back dying technologies -- like 
> supporting XT keyboards when AT became standard, then finally getting AT 
> when USB takes over, etc.
> 
> I'd love to see something like a game ROM pak that had two SD slots, so I 
> could easily back up cards and such.
> 
> However, my future is probably going to be "good enough" using Drivewire 
> and one of the mini sub-$100 embedded lInux machines with an SD slot. 
> Pretty slick when I finally get around to hooking up mine and trying it out 
> (just slower).
> 
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