[bookcourier] Re: Reformat
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:58:05 -0000
Hi Katie,
Don't give up on hard drives just yet. Nokia, the cell
phone manufacturer, reckons to introduce a micro-hard drive
to their new phones in the not too distant future.
And I don't anticipate there will be a need to carry a
suitcase full of batteries around either! (Smile)
George.
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> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Reformat
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> Hi Graham,
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> We considered a hard drive version of BookCourier, but
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> not feasible because of power consumption restrictions.
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> can't run a hard drive using AA batteries. However, we are
> currently working on support for 4GB flash cards. After
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> we'll turn our attention to 8GB cards. Of course another=20
> option is to use multiple cards.
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> Katie
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> At 02:38 AM 3/8/2005, you wrote:
> >Thanks Sandra.
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> >Can I ask the developers if tghere are any concrete plans
> yet for a new=20
> >=3D version of the bookcourier? The capacity of mainstream
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> >is =3D making even the 2Gb card option on bookcourier look
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> >text files =3D which I primarily use it for, even 128=20
> megabytes that it=20
> >comes with is =3D enough but for audio files I am seriously
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> >about a separate mp3 =3D player. Are the developers
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> >drive versions of bookcourier?=3D
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> >A bit blue skies I know but I just wondered.
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> >Graham Lewis
> >Centre for Academic Practice
> >University of Warwick
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> >Mobile: 07733450022
> >Fax.: (+44) (0) 24 765 727326
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> >http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/cap/about/staff/lewis/
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> >http://cap.warwick.ac.uk/tdf
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> > >>> oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 03/08/05 10:19am >>>
> >Graham, it's diamond plus eight for reformating the flash
card.
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> >Cheers,
> >Sandra.
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> Katie Walker
> Springer Design, Inc.
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