[Ham-Computers] USB memory stick - cruzer question

[Fr. johnny]

Hi Dale - Thanks for the info do you know an article on the net of 
someone who has done this? Actually Ubuntu is able to read and write 
NTFS as I have a dual boot here at home with Ubuntu Edgy and XP 
professional. 73 Johnny

Dale Miller wrote:
> Fr Johnny wrote:
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>> Hi I am new to the list but not new to ham radio or computers....My
>> name is Johnny Shepherd KD5LWU Cortez, Colorado Local Ham club
>> president 2 years, General class operator. I alkso have a question
>> along with Ko6BB Phillip.....I have a SanDisk cruzer micro 2.0 GB
>> stick and I am wondering if there are any programs specific to the
>> cruzer that have been written? What is the best way to use this for
>> ham radio where I can go to someones house and plug it in to say use
>> Echolink or CQ100 or use it to control my HF remote base? Thanks for
>> allowing me to be part of the great group here  and for the
>> forthcoming answers...73 Johnny KD5LWU
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> Depending on how you format the SanDisk, you should be able to use it
> with no problem from one system to another.
> I would recommend Fat32 for the ablility to use it from Linux to Windows
> with less problems.
> My reasoning is that Linux can't write to NTFS without difficulty as of
> yet, and most MS operating systems can use Fat32 without problems.
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