From: roland <for_spam_at_gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 00:51:37 +0100

Hi !
if this really works, IMHO it is easier to "replicate" this mod.
THe 8MBRAM-MOD is very hard to replicate - It has become a lot
easier since there is good docs for it now (thanks !) - but it needs some
experience to do that.

Furthermore - CF is VERY cheap (~50$/128MB) nowadays and you can buy it
everywhere.
Put a 256MB CF into your Archos - buffer your favourite mp3`s on that and
never
get a hdd-noise for the next hours :D
I`m excited, how long archos batteries will possibly last then :)
Regards
Roland

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Tedford" <stuart.tedford_at_piresearch.co.uk>
To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:58 PM
Subject: RE: next HW-mod: CF adapter for AJB


> It would make the 8MB ram mod a thing of the past. You could have a
massive
> mp3 buffer on your CF card.
>
> Stu.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matthias Wächter [mailto:matthias_at_waechter.wiz.at]
> > Sent: 23 January 2003 13:38
> > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> > Subject: next HW-mod: CF adapter for AJB
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have a clue where to buy a CF slot? I mean, just
> > the slot with
> > the pins so you can solder around as you like. Appearantly,
> > Conrad doesn't
> > have such.
> >
> > If I had one I could mount a ~50 pin connector to my archos,
> > and whenever
> > I want to transfer data from my CF card to the archos I connect the
> > CF-to-~50-pin-connector adapter with inserted CF card to it.
> >
> > Of course, when the hardware is done and ready the next step
> > is an update
> > of the firmware to support a second hard disk/flash drive and
> > some kind of
> > copy operation.
> >
> > I think it's a hard approach to go over USB for such an application -
> > coupling the IDE interface is already the best way of
> > connecting an IDE
> > compatible memory card like CF is.
> >
> > Finally: Of course, with this option you can not only
> > transfer images from
> > your beloved digital camera to your jukebox but you can also
> > play songs
> > from the CF card. Let's see what additional ideas we will
> > have for this.
> >
> > Sehr Wus,
> > - Matthias
> >
> > --
> > "To get control over people, make them trust you.
> > To make people trust you
> > don't try to tell them the truth about history
> > but make happen what you told them about the future."
> >
>
Received on 2003-01-24