Excellent Steve. This leaves only one remaining question, which is really for Anthony to answer. Where did you get the "SD card to CF card" adaptor for your PTR2? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Richards" <stephenrichards1951@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:22 AM Subject: Re: SD cards and PTR1 > Let me put this to rest: > > I have a PTR1 (which was the original model cited in the question). > > I have two adapters both fit the slot in the PTR1. One adapter accepts an > SD the other a CF. So physically both will fit. BUT only the CF card > will work. > Regards > Steve > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John McCann" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:23 AM > Subject: Re: SD cards and PTR1 > > >> Okay, there are obviously two factors which need to be considered when >> talking about whether the PTR1 or the PTR2 can be used with an SD card. >> The first is physical accessibility, i.e., can you physically insert the >> card into the unit; the second, for want of a better term, I'll call >> electronic accessibility, i.e., does the unit have the right driver or >> the software to accept the card. The first problem is readily addressed >> via the use of a physical adaptor; indeed, you can't use a CF card with >> the PTR1 without such an adaptor since the slot on the PTR1 is designed >> for a microdrive. >> >> Given what Anthony Campbell has written, I take it that: (1) the PTR2 can >> electronically accept an SD card, and (2) that there is an adaptor to >> convert the physical appearance / configuration of an SD card to a CF >> card since the PTR2 is designed to accept a CF card as its external >> media. >> >> So, the remaining questions are: (1) whether the PTR1 is electronically >> restricted to the CF card format, and (2), is there an adaptor into which >> you can insert an SD card which will then fit into the PTR1's microdrive >> (PCMCIA) slot? >> >> John >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "anthony campbell" <anthony.campbell07@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 6:35 PM >> Subject: Re: SD cards and PTR1 >> >> >>> hi, you can use a sd card in ptr2. i have one. >>> anthony >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Penny Golden" <goldpen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:07 PM >>> Subject: Re: SD cards and PTR1 >>> >>> >>>> Hi, I have not seen my entire email input for the day, so if this has >>>> been answered, my apology. >>>> My understanding is that there is not an adapter for an SD card in the >>>> ptr1. 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