Re: Pocket Quicken Bug (PCMCIA cards)

David R. Jungemann (djung@FOOTHILL.NET)
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:13:16 -0700

William Ofosu-Amaah wrote:
> ...Another
> disappointment is that the readme says that Pocket quicken
> files should not be stored on a PCMCIA Card. This kinda
> bites since on a 200LX, I have Quicken files over 70K an
> the RAM B: drive.

William:
As a matter of POLICY, I just reflexively put the Pocket Quicken files
onto the SRAM card. No, I haven't had any problems at all. I think
that that particular caveat in the readme file probably had more to
do with liability concerning the volatility of data on SRAM cards than
potential problems. In other words, I kind of doubt that there is
anything about PQ files that make them unwelcome on an SRAM card.

As always, any data on the SRAM card should be treated with a little
more care. You're gonna want to hotlink up to your laptop or desktop on
a regular basis.

Oh, yeah: you can "trim" transactions that you've sent up to your big
system out of PQ; this will leave your balance on all accounts precisely
the same, but let you save a bunch of space by removing transactions
that you've already stored elsewhere. I do this: it works out skippy.

Just some thoughts. Hope they help.

David R. Jungemann
Senior Software Engineer
WTS Bureau Systems, Inc.