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More info?)
Hi,
I have just bought a Fuji Finepix F401. Brand New Camera.
I think however it must be last years model as it has
"Smart Media" cards.
Anyhow I am blown away by the features, and it seems
a good quality camera.
For now I have bid on a Fuji Flashpath card (second hand)
on e.bay.
Later in the year I am going to upgrade to Windows98SE
to gain access to USB as the camera comes with a
cradle for automatic charge and USB (automatic) transfer of images.
As you say there may be a couple of years in this old system yet.
Thanks again for all advice.
I am a happy bunny.
Cheers,
Barry.
"Mike Russell" <REgeigyMOVE@pacbellTHIS.net> wrote in message
news:CxIMc.339$me.8@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
> Barry Milburn wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have an old system running windows 98 first edition
> > without USB support.
> > It does everything I need and I would be reluctant to have to change.
> > I wonder if anyone knows of a work around to transfer digital
> > images from a digital camera to my system, as all
> > the cameras I have seen only support USB.
> >
> > Someone suggested fitting a "Fire Wire" card to my system?
> >
> > I have not yet bought a digital camera so would be grateful
> > for any information on camera / equipment compatibility
> > (old or new) for my system
>
> I admire the point of honor of keeping an old system running.
>
> If your system is a notebook, you're practically there - get a PCMCIA
flash
> card reader and you'll have a very efficient method for transferring your
> files. These are cheap and fast. Faster even than USB 1.
>
> If your system is an ISA tower, get an ISA->PCMCIA adapter (going for
about
> 10 dollars on eBay), plus a PCMCIA card reader. Get an adapter that
> includes driver software, or still has driver downloads on the web. You
may
> need to try a 98SE or ME driver. NT and Win2K drivers will not work under
> W95. Be careful not to get a CardBus reader as these are 32 bits, and an
> ISA system will handle only 16 bit PCMCIA cards.
>
> If your system is PCI, you have two choices, get a PCI->PCMCIA adapter,
plus
> the PCMCIA card reader. Again, stick with PCMCIA, and avoid CardBus,
> although there is just a chance CardBus might work in a PCI based
> configuration.
>
> I don't recommend the floppy readers that others have mentioned. They are
> slow, and they require a special driver that could have Win98
compatibility
> issues. I would not try to support USB, and still less firewire, on
> anything earlier than Windows 98 SE.
>
> If your system is PCI, consider upgrading to Win98SE, which works
reasonably
> well with USB. You can then install a PCI USB adapter, and open a whole
new
> world of devices - scanners, etc. to your system. Again, make sure there
> are Win95 drivers for whatever device you get. Heck, at that rate you'll
be
> running Win98 for another 5 years
>
> ---
> Mike Russell
> www.curvemeister.com
> www.geigy.2y.net
>
>