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 > > > >