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Re: Planning new A1200 purchase, any must have upgrades?
« on: May 27, 2010, 03:34:12 AM »
Just as quick note, I used a Transcend 5-in-1 PCMCIA card reader to successfully read a 16GB M2 card (as used in my SonyEricsson phones.)  I assume that it will also read the same size in MS and MS Pro as the M2 was in an MS Pro adapter.  That would be a maybe-no-so-cheap-way to overcome the 2GB limitation of the SD (what were they thinking?!)

Sad thing: my 1200 can read the 16GB M2 using this adapter, while my Windows XP x64 machine cannot. :(

But then, CF cards are MUCH more portable than M2.  I think someone also mentioned using a MicroDrive in the PCMCIA adapter.  I have given that some thought as I plan to replace the 4GB MicroDrive in my Palm LifeDrive with a CF card.
 

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Re: Planning new A1200 purchase, any must have upgrades?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2010, 04:20:16 PM »
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They're great for shooting at cats and visitors. My cat found the blind spot where it can't reach him, right behind it - http://www.flickr.com/photos/24340362@N08/4463504749/

He jumps up and tries to grab the missiles if I fire them at him, and he makes that sound that me makes when he sees birds outside.


I was going to exclaim those are the exact uses.  Anyway, I may have mentioned this to you before, but I had a black stray who wandered into my apartment and never left.  He came round a couple of weeks before Halloween so I was going to name him something like "Magic" or "Black Magic" but was not satisfied with the idea, so I followed the logical links from magic to Merlin, then Merlin's "pet" owl in "Sword in the Stone," Archimedes. :)

I think it is absolutely hilarious that the rocket launcher controller is included in Poseidon!
 

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Re: Planning new A1200 purchase, any must have upgrades?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2010, 03:57:39 AM »
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If you get a Subway USB card for your A1200 you can use USB control pads and joysticks, but only with system-friendly software, so that throws out 95% of games.


What about under WHDLoad?
 

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Re: Planning new A1200 purchase, any must have upgrades?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2010, 05:45:59 AM »
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Unfortunately WHDLoad conflicts with Poseidon and won't allow you to use USB devices in WHDLoad-installed games.


That sucks. I wonder if this is something Chris and the WHDLoad team could work to fix.  Just a quick sort-of-off-topic thought.