eMate does not read flashcard

[directive0]

I have a 4MB flashcard I found in a Newton MP110 from a thrift-store. The compact flash card would NOT read on the Newton 110, but can be read by my eMate.

However, the eMate will not write to the card. When I insert the card a dialogue box appears giving me card information and at the bottom it reads "Writing to this card is not supported". I have checked the write protect switch and there are no problems there; it is firmly in the "write".

Does the eMate only write to certain cards?

 

[beachycove]

Yes, i have seen this behaviour. There is nothing wrong with your emate.

 

[twocargar]

I have a couple that work on my MP130 and MP2000 but not on my eMate, but I don't remember what kind they are.

Here's a good list of card types. Maybe you can identify what kind it is and label it so you don't get it mixed up.

http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2011/02/apple-newton-memory-201-compatibility.html

I miss my Newtons. Gotta fire them up one of these days!

 

[TylerEss]

It has to do with the operating voltage of the flash card. I think (i.e. fuzzy long term memory) that 5V linear flash cards are read-only in the eMate, but 3.3V ones are read/write.

 

[Byrd]

I heartily recommend the cheapest CF --> PCMCIA adapter you can find, and a 64MB - 256MB card in there, running the Newton ATA drive. In fact, finding a small capacity CF card is probably the most difficult part!