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Offline ChartusTopic starter

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Amiga 500 pcmcia
« on: March 03, 2011, 02:16:24 AM »
What would it take to install a pcmcia slot in an Amiga 500.  I think it would be a big help for A500 users.
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Offline Matt_H

Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 02:24:09 AM »
Short answer: Impossible

Long answer: I think there are some SCSI-to-PCMCIA adapters out there. It won't be 100% compatible with the A600/A1200's slot, however.

There might also be a solution with a clockport card, Subway, and USB-to-PCMCIA interface (not sure if such a thing exists, though).
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 02:26:52 AM »
Does it take some chip that the 500 doesn't have?
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 02:59:14 AM »
Quote from: Chartus;619135
What would it take to install a pcmcia slot in an Amiga 500.  I think it would be a big help for A500 users.


It wouldn't be that difficult to do, but it's still more trouble than it's worth.
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 03:04:10 AM »
I guess it comes down to what you have.  That all I have left after my A600 bit the dust last night.
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 07:28:28 AM »
Hate to tell you - but the best upgrade to a 500 is a 1200...
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 08:29:42 AM »
Quote from: Matt_H;619140
Short answer: Impossible

It's not impossible, you could make a sidecar with a600 compatible IDE & PCMCIA relatively easily. It's probably not economically viable though, however I'd buy one if someone managed to make them cheap enough.
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 12:39:26 PM »
One of the side door zorro adaptors I think might be a better option for upgrading an a500 a little more easily.
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Offline Gulliver

Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 01:06:02 PM »
When my brother had his A4000 he was using a scsi to pcmcia adapter that it was as rare as hens teeth.

Bottomline, it could probably work on a scsi based A500.
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2011, 01:16:46 PM »
Get a PCMCIA interface chip. Bridge it to Zorro-II bus somehow. Design PCB for this purpose.

Get board house to make the PCB. Solder on components. Write software. Done!
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2011, 02:25:45 PM »
Let me know when it's available for purchase at Amigakit.
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2011, 03:21:30 PM »
How about a PCMCIA adapter that hooks to the parallel port?
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2011, 03:25:44 PM »
Doesn't subway (theoretically) work with A500, as its clockport based?  Why would it have to be PCMCIA solution if USB would offer all the same functionality?
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2011, 03:41:46 PM »
Quote from: Chartus;619141
Does it take some chip that the 500 doesn't have?
Yes. The ECS Gayle chip.

Ask yourself what would you connect to your PCMCIA port? If the answer is a CF card then buy an CFIDE68KCP. If the answer is a PCMCIA network card then I guess you're out of luck?
« Last Edit: March 03, 2011, 03:51:16 PM by alexh »
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Re: Amiga 500 pcmcia
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2011, 04:37:03 PM »
Consider this: PCMCIA is a Bus-Interface. That means that it has to be handled by a CPU. If there's no databus connection to the Amiga. Then some external CPU have to contain a rudimentary driver. And packetize all that into a communications link instead (USB, Parallelport).

A possible cheat is to use an P-ATA interface and wire the PCMCIA that way.
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