[09:50] <daftykins> heh i had to buy a CompactFlash card today for the dentists, as their new steriliser machine dumps logs to the things
[09:50] <daftykins> just paid £35 for a 32GB in a local shop
[09:56] <zxmpi> ouch, saw a cp/m group advertising a new mini sd card add on for cpm machines to replace cf card adapter as cf fades away and is harder to find
[09:57] <daftykins> mmm i was amazed i found one, should have gotten another really as i have a PATA adapter i could have used in the Pentium III i have here
[09:57] <daftykins> the one i refurb'd whilst life was a bit quieter :D
[09:59] <daftykins> this full format is taking forever
[10:00] <daftykins> i was a bit thrown when the nurse walked up to me at first, as she said it needed a SIM card
[10:00] <daftykins> just who does it want to phone!?
[10:16]  * zxmpi wonders where i left the spare 1mb ssd card for my psion :-)
[10:17] <daftykins> nice it failed after 100%
[10:18] <zxmpi> formatting the cf card?
[10:20] <daftykins> yep
[10:20] <zxmpi> i wonder if it's too big for the device it's in
[10:21] <zxmpi> or try formatting it in an old camera maybe
[10:21] <daftykins> well i'm doing it from my desktop and have tried multiple partition sizes already
[10:21] <daftykins> yeah i don't own one
[10:21] <daftykins> at least not anymore
[10:24] <zxmpi> might be the stereliser has a format option
[10:24] <daftykins> failed, which is why i came home
[10:24] <zxmpi> which now makes me think it's the card
[10:27] <daftykins> reseat wins the day! it's a pretty ancient reader
[10:27] <zxmpi> that helps too \o/
[10:27] <daftykins> built into my 14 year old monitors
[10:28] <zxmpi> pffffft, my monitor has a scart connector :-P
[10:28] <daftykins> sounds like a TV in disguise
[10:28] <zxmpi> it is
[10:29] <zxmpi> also from a dentists office. it started life as part of a mouth examining camera system
[10:30] <daftykins> coincidence :D
[10:30] <daftykins> ok i halved the partition to 16GB as i don't like my chances, let's see if it works
[10:30] <daftykins> once again - love having a client 100m away, convenience++
[10:31] <zxmpi> come the day you can send a drone to have a look at the customers problem :-)
[13:12] <daftykins> :D
[13:12] <daftykins> just got chatting to the owner of the opticians one street away who are ordering my new lenses too, now he wants my card :o
[13:13] <zxmpi> how many different business cards do you have? :-P
[13:13] <daftykins> got to at least colour them differently ;)
[13:13] <zxmpi> tech support/attitude adjuster/body removal... :-P
[13:14] <daftykins> ooh yes many a rolled up rug needs moving of late here on the island
[13:14] <daftykins> and i know just the guy!
[13:14] <zxmpi> bonus points when you do it on your bike as you worry about your carbon footprint :-D
[13:15] <daftykins> i need a trailer after all, then the cat is on duty to look cute and distract people
[13:16] <zxmpi> need a nice dutch cargo bike for the big jobs
[13:16] <daftykins> i think i've seen one or two, take up the full width of the cycle lanes 
[13:17] <zxmpi> loads of them around here. all types, leccy and manual
[13:18] <zxmpi> seems that a common one is to ditch the second car for an electric cargo bike for shopping/daily runner leaving the car for long jaunts and multiple passengers
[13:19] <daftykins> sounds like a good combo
[13:19] <zxmpi> gives you both options for when price of petrol is now dropping while leccy is climbing
[17:21] <daftykins> https://i.redd.it/fne4zonb6qp91.jpg
[17:21] <daftykins> SFW
[21:17] <davef> I'm stealing that
[22:21] <daftykins> :D
[22:21] <daftykins> please do