<s>
FlashPath	B-Device
(	O
FlashPath	B-Device
Floppy	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
Adapter	O
)	O
were	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
devices	O
produced	O
by	O
SmartDisk	O
that	O
allowed	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
Floppy	I-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
version	O
introduced	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
allowed	O
SmartMedia	B-Operating_System
cards	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
and	O
Secure	O
Digital/Multi	O
Media	B-Device
Card	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
made	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlashPath	B-Device
adapters	O
were	O
sold	O
both	O
branded	O
by	O
SmartDisk	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
OEM	O
devices	O
under	O
other	O
brand	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlashPath	B-Device
is	O
hardware	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
standard	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
High-Density	O
Floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
drop-in	O
replacement	O
for	O
real	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
software	O
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
must	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
access	O
data	O
via	O
FlashPath	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
FlashPath	B-Device
is	O
only	O
usable	O
with	O
computers	O
and	O
operating	O
systems	O
for	O
which	O
such	O
a	O
driver	O
exists	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartDisk	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
PC	O
Connector	O
Solutions	O
,	O
LLC	O
over	O
alleged	O
U.S.	O
patent	O
infringement	O
by	O
SmartDisk	O
's	O
Smarty	O
and	O
FlashPath	B-Device
products	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
