8-bit WD IDE adapter + CF?

[Dave McGuire]

On Feb 25, 2007, at 8:18 PM, Doc Shipley wrote:
>   The penny finally dropped.
>
>   A few days ago someone mentioned that a CF-IDE adapter worked  
> with an 8-bit controller.  I think.  Something about compact flash  
> and 8-bit anyway.

   The CF standard, if I recall correctly, requires that CF cards  
implement the 8-bit transfer mode that many (most?) IDE hard drives  
now lack.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL