It is a jump drive with 256 megs. It is a cute little thing but someone else could use it if I can't. love, Diana On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Joseph C. Lininger wrote: > Of course it is. They only give you Windows software anymore. However, you > shouldn't need any special software under Linux to use the drive, as long as > the kernel supports it. Do you know the make and model? > -- > Joseph C. Lininger > jbahm at pcdesk.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Dawne" <dianasaur at octothorp.org> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: a support question > > > > That is the type of drive I was talking about. The package calls it a > > jump drive, the sales person said it was a thumb drive. Last night a > > friend was looking at it and it says it already has software loaded on > > the drive which they recomment you back up. What you want to bet that > > is windows software! > > > > love, > > > > Diana > > > > On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Ron Marriage wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Diana, > > > > > > Not sure what you mean by the little jump drives, if you > > > mean the small thumbnail drives from various companies, then > > > yes it does. > > > > > > Depending on the device, many are recognized as simply > > > another hard drive, others a sczi drive. Either way you are > > > good to go. > > > > > > I have a small thumbnail drive myself and use it to carry > > > documents to other locations. It is USB so works on linux > > > and windows. > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Diana Dawne wrote: > > > > > > > Does Linux support the little jump drives? > > > > > > > > love, > > > > > > > > Diana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > Ron Marriage > > > Email mailto:marriage at seidata.com > > > Homepage http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rblind.html > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >