[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive

There are USB CD ROM drives, but they require the installation of
drivers, and the BN does not support 3rd party drivers.  One of the
reasons why I switched to Pacmate.

Andy
 

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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rita weyler
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:27 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive

thanks lots for your explaination.
Is their such a thing as a portable cd drive?  I have daisy formatted
bbooks 
for school.    It would be nice to have something so I am not stuck at
the 
computer.  The books are both text and audio files so my daisy player
won't play them.  Can the braille note play them?
Thanks lots from  a technically chalenged woman.
Rita


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:02 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive


> No, thumb drive are solid state mass storage memory devices.  They
have 
> relatively small memories so far, maybe around four or eight gigs.  A 
> pocket hard drive is a hard disk which stores information on a moving
disk 
> magnetically.  You can feel it vibrate when you power it up.  They
hold 
> much more information, from around 60 gig's to 250 or maybe 512
gigabytes.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:17 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive
>
>
>> Are pocket hard drives and thumb drives the same thing?
>> Rita
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "jim gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:43 AM
>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive
>>
>>
>>> Right you are.  I also don't think the access time would be very
good. 
>>> You'd also have to unzip your maps, well, no, you could use the Bks 
>>> extention and unzip them to your CF or SD card but why bother when
you 
>>> could just store them on the external hard disk already unzipped in 
>>> separate folders for the state, province, or country.  Also,
remember 
>>> that every card or USB device you have plugged in will shorten your 
>>> battery run time before you have to recharge the unit.  I
consolidated 
>>> the dictionary and GPS 4.0 on one CF card and it works great with
room 
>>> to spare for a few extra maps in an unused maps folder.
>>>
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Richard Bartholomew" <richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Date sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:08:08 +0100
>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive
>>>
>>>>One thing for some to bear in mind when looking at hard drives
>>> for storing
>>>>maps.
>>>
>>>>Whilst temporary  storage on a hard drive is fine; for most
>>> people, it is
>>>>not practical to actually use those hard-drive-based maps unless
>>> they are
>>>>further copied to an SD or CF card.  This is because, obviously,
>>> a hard
>>>>drive needs to be plugged into the BN and will protrude a
>>> significant amount
>>>>from the case thereby making it a potential accident waiting to
>>> happen when
>>>>you're walking around.
>>>
>>>>Thought it worth mentioning in case overlooked!
>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>
>>>>Richard Bartholomew
>>>>E-Mail:  richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "robert stigile" <rstigile@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 1:20 AM
>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Pocket Hard Drive
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> The Western Digital drives usually work well with the Bn.
>>>>> I have a very lightweight drive from Western Digital which is a
>>> 250 gb
>>>>> drive, and it works just fine.
>>>>> Hth,
>>>
>>>>> Robert Stigile
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Peter Scialli" <shrink99@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:36:24 -0400
>>>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Pocket Hard Drive
>>>
>>>>>>  I've thought about getting a pocket hard drive to use for
>>>>> transferring maps or other large files to my BN.  Does anyone
>>> have
>>>>> experience with which brands or models of these work with the
>>> BN's usb
>>>>> port?
>>>>>>                Peter
>>>
>>>
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