> If you prefer a USB thumb drive, FTDI has the Vinculum chip
> It handles all the FAT for you, and the interface is almost like a
> DOS shell.

Thanks for reminding me. I remember now that a previous, now
abandoned, project was going to use a VNC1L-1A and I have
the d/s for it, which says

Add USB host capability to embedded products

. Interface USB Flash drive to MCU / PLD / FPGA
. USB Flash drive to USB Flash drive file transfer interface
. Digital camera to USB Flash drive or other USB slave device interface
. PDA to USB Flash driver or other USB slave device interface
. MP3 Player to USB Flash drive or other USB slave device interface
. MUSB MP3 Player to USB Player
. Mobile phone to USB Flash drive or other USB slave device interface
. GPS to mobile phone interface
. Instrumentation USB Flash drive or other USB slave device interfacing
. Datalogger - USB Flash drive or other USB slave device interface
. Set Top Box - USB device interface

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