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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: mrbill317 on June 23, 2006, 02:42:57 AM

Title: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: mrbill317 on June 23, 2006, 02:42:57 AM

I want to pick up a card for a new Amiga 600

Does the amiga have basic driver support or do I need to get something specific.

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: InTheSand on June 23, 2006, 02:51:14 AM

What sort of PCMCIA card? RAM card? Network card? CD interface card?

 - Ali

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: countzero on June 23, 2006, 02:58:08 AM

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mrbill317 wrote:
I want to pick up a card for a new Amiga 600

Does the amiga have basic driver support or do I need to get something specific.

you can't just go and use any pcmcia card with an amiga. Amiga's pcmcia port is 16 bit, and most pcmcia cards you'll find in the market and 32 bit these days. If you want to buy a RAM card, you need to make sure it's SRAM, the brand doesn't matter (you don't have much choices anyway). If you want a network card, check the driver support list (probably found in aminet), I guess prism chipsets are supported (and cnet ?).

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: mrbill317 on June 23, 2006, 03:17:30 AM

Im sorry I was looking for Ethernet card. But what other cards does the 600 accept?

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: Chain on June 23, 2006, 06:46:08 AM

SRAM cards are accepted as RAM, you can use Compactflash to PCMCIA adapter too (works like removable drive).

If you are lookin for ethernet card, try 3com 589C/D or Netgear FA411.

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: Angus on June 23, 2006, 09:31:48 AM

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mrbill317 wrote:
Im sorry I was looking for Ethernet card.

As mentioned some of the 3Com 589 cards work really well, thanks to Neil Cafferkey's excellent driver on Aminet. Do a search for PCMCIA. 3Com cards should be easy to pick up on Ebay or whatever, but check the docs and choose one of the supported variants.

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: alexh on June 23, 2006, 11:08:42 AM

A large proportion of 10Mbit PCMCIA ethernet cards do work (with CNET.device) but if it says 100mbit then it will not work. There are no (?) 16-bit 100mbit ethernet cards.

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: BenShep on June 23, 2006, 11:29:11 AM

http://www3.shopping.com/xPO-3Com_Megahertz_10_100_LAN_3CXFE574BT

yes there are 10/100 16 bit cards... whether you actually get 100Mbit is something else altogether.

I don't think these are any amiga compatible drivers for these anyway

Title: Re: What brand is a good pcmcia card for an Amiga 600
Post by: Chain on August 03, 2006, 07:45:34 AM

FA411 is 100mbit, and its working with cnet driver