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Summary: Great Product, Great Service
Review: I purchased the Viking Flash Path floppy disc adapter to use on my USB-portless computer I purchased back in 1995. It would have cost over $200 to upgrade my computer to accept the USB port. Instead, the ... Flash Path adapter is doing the job! It is very easy to install the driver. ... Also, if you have problems/questions, this web-site has a link for technical support. I had to do this, as initially, I could not get jpeg images to transfer and read through my computer. Although it took about 10 days for a response, the Viking people stuck with me (I got three e-mails from them in 24 hours) until I came up with a solution. All of those out there who want to hang onto that old clunker computer, be patient, because this baby works. Also, be aware that some images will not transfer properly to some of the old software applications, such as Quick Time for Windows Picture Reader and Photo Works Plus Version 1.02. This does not reflect a problem with the Flash Path adapter. I eventually got everything to run perfectly with Microsoft Picture It! Express 2.0, a free bit of software that came with my old HP 690. The bottom line is this: when I purchased my digital camera and learned USB ports were key, it was either upgrading my old computer (software and hardware would have run over $250), buying a new computer (around $500 to $750) or the ... Viking adapter. I can say that after about ten days waiting for solutions from Viking's technical support, this was the best and most economical route to take. If patience is a virtue, then my wallet is about $200 to $700 more virtuous right now.
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Summary: A major disappointment
Review: I was very surprised to find that there are no installation instructions available with this adapter. Also, the web address on the packaging for downloading the instructions is incorrect. I tried muddling through to figure out how to use this product, and I think I may be doing it right, but each time I use it, it crashes my computer. Technical support from Viking was of no use. I also found that downloading the images using the adapter was no faster than using a regular serial port connection. Overall, a major disappointment. ...
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Summary: Good card but consider alternatives
Review: If considering this card you might want to also look at the Viking IntelliFlash USB Flash Memory Reader. For 20 dollars more you can get this mini-drive that also reads other types of memory cards. Be sure your computer has USB connections however. If no USB connections, definitly pick up this floppy adapter, it's worked error free for us.
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Summary: Too Slow
Review: If you have a USB port and can connect your camera that way, DO NOT buy this adapter. It is terribly slow! I can download my pictures at least 5 times faster with the USB hook-up. The time I save is worth running my camera batteries down a little. I'm returning the product today.
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Summary: BOOM! You're in business
Review: No problems, no complaints. I wouldn't think of not buying it when I bought my digital camera that uses Smart Media. What's cool is that I can also use it for transferring large files of any kind (not only images) from one computer to another via the floppy drive. 128 megs large. For all I know there could be a 256 Mb Smart Card now. It's nothing to install the driver then BOOM your in business. It doesn't have the fastest transfer rate of all devices, but it is definately faster than a parallel port.
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Summary: Not worth the trouble
Review: The product did not work for me. I tried to use it on a MAC and it would only download part of the 1st file, then it would stop. I tried it on a PC and it did not work at all.There was no hardcopy documentation. The online documentation was VERY minimal. I cannot recommend this product.
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Summary: Great Product - Instructions are Available
Review: The product works as advertised. It is easy to use and drivers for the product and an installation and users guide are available at:
http://www.vikingcomponents.com/support/odrivers/flashpath.cfm
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Summary: Viking Flashpath SmartCard 3.5 Floppy Adaptor saves the day
Review: The Viking SmartMedia 3.5 Floppy Adapter saves the day for those unlucky people trying to connect their older PC's to the new digital cameras. These newer cameras almost all universally connect to PC's by means of a USB port. Windows 95 did not properly support USB, even with its second version. Upgrading to Windows 98 is not necessarily a reliable fix. I found that the BIOS of my computer had the USB driver conflicting with DMA memory allocation, so USB would still not run. That is where this handy little accessory fits in. It allows Windows 95 to read the device with SmartMedia card inserted, as another drive with all files accessible for transfer. This works fine after a simple installation of the proper driver that comes on a 3.5 in floppy disc. The transfer of files is faster than through a serial port, but much slower than through a USB port, but it works and is reliable. My only quibble echoes the preceding comments. There is almost no documentation with this device. That makes it a poor buy for someone not familiar with computers and disc operations. If you are handy, and have an older computer, this one will fill the bill. Or you could help the economy, and buy a new computer!
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Summary: Great card if you own older model computer with no USB ports
Review: This card has worked flawlessly. It's software is easy to download comes with 3.5 floppy's for Pc or Mac computers. Just insert the smartmedia card into the Flash Path floppy adapter and insert it into the Floppy drive and start downloading it's that simple.
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Summary: Convenient. Saves USB hassle.
Review: This makes transferring digital pictures from cameras that use smart media cards to the computer simple and easy. The smart media card is inserted into the adapter, and the adapter then goes in the floppy drive and is read by the computer as any other 3.5 disk. The software installation is easy. It comes with software for most operating systems, but as of mid december the software for installation on windows xp had to be downloaded from their web site. The time to transfer files from the floppy to the hard drive is slower than USB, but the process doesn't need your attention so you can select the files you want to transfer and walk away while the process goes on. The cost, of course, is added to the cost of the digital camera which usually comes with the USB cable included, so you do pay for the convenience of being able to download the pictures into any computer that has a floppy drive but may not have a free USB port, or of just avoiding the hassle of connecting and disconnecting the USB cable and of running down the camera batteries to transfer the files. As noted by others, it does not come with a manual, but that is also downloadable from the website. If you care to spend the money and can put up with a slower file transfer time, this is a great product for those who don't have USB capability, or to avoid any hassles or inconvenience that comes with the USB connection.
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