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Photon · 14 January 2011, 00:41

It's an open-ended question, I'll take any ideas.

Problem: want to copy files to/from PC, IDE and PCMCIA occupied.

Wanted solution: something to stick in my Windows laptop and copy files from/to - without having to turn off the A600. (Otherwise the CF card would work.) This is both for ease of transfer and regular backups / email files to people etc.

Mounting and/or running a program to transfer is okay, but it must work in CLI.

Are there IDE "splitters" that have no problems? If so, then I can just get that and an IDE-SD adapter and the problem is solved

If I could somehow add fastram internally or "share" the PCMCIA and have the SRAM card internally, the problem is also solved :P

Maybe I had bad luck, but the one I tried gave corruption errors as soon as a second unit was attached, there was no way to jumper [Edit] the drives to work.

If not, all other ideas are welcome!

ps. A600 rig in specs, I have chipmem in trapdoor, an accelerator, and no internal floppy (if internal space is relevant, I mean...)

14 January 2011, 00:41	#1
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,604	A600: CF in IDE, SRAM card in PCMCIA... how to add a 'to PC transfer card'? It's an open-ended question, I'll take any ideas. Problem: want to copy files to/from PC, IDE and PCMCIA occupied. Wanted solution: something to stick in my Windows laptop and copy files from/to - without having to turn off the A600. (Otherwise the CF card would work.) This is both for ease of transfer and regular backups / email files to people etc. Mounting and/or running a program to transfer is okay, but it must work in CLI. Are there IDE "splitters" that have no problems? If so, then I can just get that and an IDE-SD adapter and the problem is solved If I could somehow add fastram internally or "share" the PCMCIA and have the SRAM card internally, the problem is also solved :P Maybe I had bad luck, but the one I tried gave corruption errors as soon as a second unit was attached, there was no way to jumper [Edit] the drives to work. If not, all other ideas are welcome! ps. A600 rig in specs, I have chipmem in trapdoor, an accelerator, and no internal floppy (if internal space is relevant, I mean...) Last edited by Photon; 14 January 2011 at 11:24.