Re: Wireless In-Car MP3?

[Mal Lansell <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is it really that simple?  I've seen adaptors to allow CF memory cards
to be plugged into IDE slots and used as an alternative to a hard disk,
but I always assumed there was some electronic gubbins inside!

Looks like I might be treating SWMBO to a new PDA, while her old one
gets the surgical treatment, he he!  Nothing like an ulterior motive, is
there?

Mal



Andy Laurence wrote:

>From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
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>>Sounds like its not really a problem then.  For my needs it sounds
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>>though a PDA has all the functionality - if I could mount it in a
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>>box and interface it to a hard disk, I'd be there :-)
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>Mounting a PDA in the dash shouldn't be too tricky with the help of a
Dremel.  Depends how curvy your dash is though!  As for interfacing to a
hard disk, this isn't as tricky as it sounds.  Get hold of a PDA that takes
Compact Flash.  Compact Flash is an IDE interface, the same as an IDE hard
disk.  Get an old Compact Flash card, cut the traces to the connector, and
solder on a standard IDE cable.  Cut a hole in the top of the card to get
the cable out, and plug in a hard disk of your choosing.  Then, all you
need is a 5v power adapter to get power to the disk.  Bob's yer uncle!
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>Cheers,
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>Andy (done the other way round before, but this is a new one)
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