[bookcourier] Re: Reformat
- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:30:50 -0600
The real problem with a 4 gb card is that it needs to use the fat32 file
system. The fat file system only supports up to 2 gb. Actually, if you have
a separate card reader, you can format a 4 gb card using fat32, and I think
the bc will work with it, but it will be quite slow.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Katie Walker" <katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:55 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Reformat
> Hi Graham,
>
> We considered a hard drive version of BookCourier, but it's not feasible
> because of power consumption restrictions. You can't run a hard drive
using
> AA batteries. However, we are currently working on support for 4GB flash
> cards. After that, we'll turn our attention to 8GB cards. Of course
another
> option is to use multiple cards.
>
> Katie
>
> At 02:38 AM 3/8/2005, you wrote:
> >Thanks Sandra.
> >
> >Can I ask the developers if tghere are any concrete plans yet for a new =
> >version of the bookcourier? The capacity of mainstream mp3 players is =
> >making even the 2Gb card option on bookcourier look small. For text
files =
> >which I primarily use it for, even 128 megabytes that it comes with is =
> >enough but for audio files I am seriously thinking about a separate mp3 =
> >player. Are the developers thinking on hard drive versions of
bookcourier?=
> > =20
> >
> >A bit blue skies I know but I just wondered.
> >
> >Graham Lewis
> >Centre for Academic Practice
> >University of Warwick
> >University House
> >Kirby Corner Road
> >Coventry CV4 8UW
> >UK
> >=20
> >Tel.: (+44) (0) 24 765 72737
> >Mobile: 07733450022
> >Fax.: (+44) (0) 24 765 727326
> >
> >http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/cap/about/staff/lewis/
> >http://innovations.warwick.ac.uk/innovations/
> >http://cap.warwick.ac.uk/tdf
> >
> > >>> oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 03/08/05 10:19am >>>
> >Graham, it's diamond plus eight for reformating the flash card.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Sandra.
> >This message, and any attachments, have been checked by Mcafee virus =
> >scan=20
> >prior to sending.=20
>
> Katie Walker
> Springer Design, Inc.
> katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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