RE: Fw: Compactflash to IDE adapters

> -----Original Message-----
> From: alex-9Ca/[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Doug Smith
> Sent: 27 September 2002 3:06 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [consumebristol] Fw: Compactflash to IDE adapters
> 
> 
> From: "Andy Laurence" <[email protected]>
> > The one that slots straight into the IDE socket looks good. 
>  $20 for 
> > one, $16 for 10+, $14 for 25+.  I think we can do them 
> cheaper if we 
> > can find some CF sockets.  Sure someone must do them!
> 
> Ideally we could etch a single sided PCB, the just fit the 
> card carrier and the IDE interface to it. Very cheap, but a 
> bit of faffing around.

Indeed, I'll have the one I bought today within a few days depending on
wether the bloke will wait for the transfer to show up or not ;) I'll
drop it by for you guys to test with.
> 
> On a different note, I've just grabbed some ammo boxes. One 
> of which is almost exactly mini tower size and shape. It's 
> got a hermetic seal, and appears to be explosion proofed (I'm 
> unsure quite why 
> we'd want an explosion proof access point, but it strikes me 
> as a Neat Thing[tm])

You mean, for when the bomb squad get called ;)
> 
> Actually, thinking about it, a rugged mobile access point 
> would be ver handy for disaster recovery, just drop a chain 
> of the things back to where wired connectivity works. Perhaps 
> it's not such a daft idea.
Yeah, it's quite a good idea...
> 
> Oh, and if you want to drop kit round, Steve will be in all
> day today, and I'll be around on Sunday.

I'm usually arround most days anyway, so if you're not in, try my house
(no. 15 logan rd)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Doug.
> 


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