OT Question for John Stafford.

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:37:10 GMT, Gregory Blank
wrote:

Since your resident the guru on computer stuff here
which is faster PCMIA or Firewire 400 for downloading
from a CF card.

Downloading a CF via Firewire ? That's kinda like using a
firehose to pump fuel into a lawnmower engine !

Note that USB 2.0 is by far the prevalent interface for
peripherals.

512mb Ram on computer.

X3

Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
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All I know is here it is:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...getItemDetail&
Q=&sku=304347&is=REG&si=spec#goto_itemInfo


In article ,
John wrote:

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:37:10 GMT, Gregory Blank
wrote:

Since your resident the guru on computer stuff here
which is faster PCMIA or Firewire 400 for downloading
from a CF card.

Downloading a CF via Firewire ? That's kinda like using a
firehose to pump fuel into a lawnmower engine !

Note that USB 2.0 is by far the prevalent interface for
peripherals.

512mb Ram on computer.

X3

Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
Please remove the "_" when replying via email

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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

All I know is here it is:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...getItemDetail&
Q=&sku=304347&is=REG&si=spec#goto_itemInfo


In article ,
John wrote:

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:37:10 GMT, Gregory Blank
wrote:

Since your resident the guru on computer stuff here
which is faster PCMIA or Firewire 400 for downloading
from a CF card.

Downloading a CF via Firewire ? That's kinda like using a
firehose to pump fuel into a lawnmower engine !

Note that USB 2.0 is by far the prevalent interface for
peripherals.

512mb Ram on computer.

X3

Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
Please remove the "_" when replying via email

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

Shouldn't that read like: using a firehose to syphon
gas from a lawn mower? ;-)


In article ,
John wrote:

Downloading a CF via Firewire ? That's kinda like using a
firehose to pump fuel into a lawnmower engine !


--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

Shouldn't that read like: using a firehose to syphon
gas from a lawn mower? ;-)


In article ,
John wrote:

Downloading a CF via Firewire ? That's kinda like using a
firehose to pump fuel into a lawnmower engine !


--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:42:04 -0500, Mike Marty
wrote:

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:37:54 -0500, Mike Marty wrote:

PCMCIA specification 2.1 provides for a 16-bit bus interface, has a
maximum clock speed of 10MHz, thus is capable of speeds up to 20 Mbps.

Oops...too quick. That is 20 MBps which is 20 megabytes/s. This is 160
Mbps (megabits per second). I believe the Firewire numbers are quoted in
megabits. Hence the difference is smaller.

The current transfer rate of Firewire is 400 mb/s or 50MB. The
difference is in marketing.


Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
Please remove the "_" when replying via email

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:42:04 -0500, Mike Marty
wrote:

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:37:54 -0500, Mike Marty wrote:

PCMCIA specification 2.1 provides for a 16-bit bus interface, has a
maximum clock speed of 10MHz, thus is capable of speeds up to 20 Mbps.

Oops...too quick. That is 20 MBps which is 20 megabytes/s. This is 160
Mbps (megabits per second). I believe the Firewire numbers are quoted in
megabits. Hence the difference is smaller.

The current transfer rate of Firewire is 400 mb/s or 50MB. The
difference is in marketing.


Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
Please remove the "_" when replying via email

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:40:21 -0500, "jjs" wrote:


"Gregory Blank" wrote in message
...

Downloading via a PCMIA adapter (camera not attached) to a G4 Laptop
512mb ram/ 512mb & 1GB cards. B&H has a Firewire card reader that hooks
right to the Fire wire port....just wonder if the images will download
faster either to the HD of the laptop or to a CDrom by using Firewire.

Go with Firewire. BTW - When you downoad to a CDROM, it's actually
downloading to work space on your hard drive. You just can't see it. After
you Burn the CDROM, the files are deleted from the hard drive.


And if the CDROM burns to a coaster you have a good
opportunity to loose the images. Copy them to a directory on your hard
drive first.


Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
Please remove the "_" when replying via email

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:40:21 -0500, "jjs" wrote:


"Gregory Blank" wrote in message
...

Downloading via a PCMIA adapter (camera not attached) to a G4 Laptop
512mb ram/ 512mb & 1GB cards. B&H has a Firewire card reader that hooks
right to the Fire wire port....just wonder if the images will download
faster either to the HD of the laptop or to a CDrom by using Firewire.

Go with Firewire. BTW - When you downoad to a CDROM, it's actually
downloading to work space on your hard drive. You just can't see it. After
you Burn the CDROM, the files are deleted from the hard drive.


And if the CDROM burns to a coaster you have a good
opportunity to loose the images. Copy them to a directory on your hard
drive first.


Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com
Please remove the "_" when replying via email

In a way that is a good point except I never delete the
images from the CF card with the computer, only in camera.
But digital pictures can be lost, I know unfortunately
from first hand experience.

In article ,
John wrote:

And if the CDROM burns to a coaster you have a good
opportunity to loose the images. Copy them to a directory on your hard
drive first.

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918