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#176063 - 10/11/04 09:49 AM Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
trident Offline
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Registered: 08/22/04
Posts: 1457
Loc: Athens, Greece
Fooling around on the Net, i stumbled on this: http://www.smartdisk.com/Products/Flash%20Memory%20Readers/Flashpath.asp

Supposedly can enable a floppy drive equipped PC to read/write Smartmedia cards of any size...
If it can be used in a FDD equipped keyboard, bingo! costs $14.99
Anyone tried one of these?

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#176064 - 10/11/04 09:59 AM Re: Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
squeak_D Offline
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Registered: 10/08/00
Posts: 4715
Loc: West Virginia
From the FAQ on that site------

Do I have to install the driver software for FlashPath to work? What if I want to view my pictures on a friend's computer? Does that computer have to have the driver software installed as well?
Yes, the driver software must be installed. They allow your computer to recognize and communicate with FlashPath as if it were a floppy diskette.
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This is interesting I wonder if this will work on a keyboard. I just wonder if you need the driver for the keyboard (which you wouldn't be able to load)


[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 10-11-2004).]
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#176065 - 10/11/04 09:59 AM Re: Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
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Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
Been there, tried it.. Won't work..You need to install drivers. your PC can run the drivers, but NO WAY for our keyboards to install the needed software..
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#176066 - 10/11/04 10:00 AM Re: Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
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Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
Hey Squeak you nipped me at the wire!!
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#176067 - 10/11/04 10:04 AM Re: Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
cassp Offline
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Registered: 03/21/03
Posts: 3748
Loc: Motown
Please, someone, tell us this works! I tried to go to their tech support, but they want an arm and a leg before you can ask a question. This would be great for all floppy drives still out there.
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#176068 - 10/11/04 10:15 AM Re: Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
SD_FAN Offline
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Registered: 02/22/03
Posts: 236
Loc: São Paulo, SP / Brazil
Certainly it doesn´t work on keyboards. The keyboards OS (each one are different of the other) aren´t based in Windows. Flash Path drivers works only for PC Windows 95/98.....
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#176069 - 10/12/04 04:21 AM Re: Any player using a Keyb with an FDD, check this out!
MacAllcock Offline
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Registered: 03/02/02
Posts: 1221
Loc: Preston, Lancashire, England
These only work after you add custom drivers to a PC. No chance on a standalone keyboard.
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