Re: -current (4.99.29) on Z50

der Mouse wrote:
>> Yeah, I've been hunting for 2Gb microdrives, and trying to get a
>> straight answer on whether microdrives > 2GB will work with the z50.
>> (I have a recollection that someone said they were running a 4GB
>> microdrive, but I can't find the message / email.)
>>     
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> Well, I'm running mine with a Seagate "8GB" drive
>
> wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <ST68022CF>
> wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
> wd0: 7629 MB, 15501 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 15625008 sectors
> wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4
>
> and I've had no problems (well, no problems I can ascribe to drive
> size, at least).
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der Mouse,
 Do you notice a difference in how long your batteries last with the 8gb
vs a smaller microdrive? Also, silly question, and I'm sure I'll have
googled it by the time I read the answer, but an 8gb seagate microdrive
will run me about how much these days?

Regards,

Nick

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