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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: magistral on May 17, 2006, 03:44:37 AM

Title: PCMCIA - USB
Post by: magistral on May 17, 2006, 03:44:37 AM

Hi,

Anyone ever try to connect a PCMCIA card with USB connections in A1200, like this one: http://www.elemar.com.uy/ecommerce/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2486

Title: Re: PCMCIA - USB
Post by: odin on May 17, 2006, 03:53:46 AM

It's a CardBus device. That won't work in the Amiga's ancient PCMCIA ports. Even if it were a 16-bit card you'd still the problem of having to make your own software to drive the card.

Title: Re: PCMCIA - USB
Post by: magistral on May 17, 2006, 04:01:18 AM

Oh, no!

Recently i've bougth a 3COM PCMCIA lan card... how can i distingish between usable and not usable PCMCIA cards?

Title: Re: PCMCIA - USB
Post by: Boot_WB on May 17, 2006, 04:52:28 PM

Just have to do a bit of digging to make sure they are 16-bit cards, not the 32-bit cardbus type cards.  Plus you need to make sure that they are supported by the available drivers.

There's a list somewhere of pcmcia lan cards supported by the 3c589 device driver.  There's a good chance your 3com one will work.

Title: Re: PCMCIA - USB
Post by: amigagr on May 17, 2006, 04:58:29 PM

in some of them is writen on that are 16 bit/5 volt or 32 bit/3 volt.