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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: TheGoose on January 26, 2011, 03:20:09 PM

Title: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: TheGoose on January 26, 2011, 03:20:09 PM

So, these were made by few companies, my current one from AmigaKit sucks because I can't close the case with a WiFi card in place; also from AmigaKit.

Peanut butter and no jelly, whatcha gonna do?

:hammer:

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: nicholas on January 26, 2011, 03:24:38 PM

Quote from: TheGoose;609329

So, these were made by few companies, my current one from AmigaKit sucks because I can't close the case with a WiFi card in place; also from AmigaKit.

Peanut butter and no jelly, whatcha gonna do?

:hammer:

Get an A3K instead..

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: A1260 on January 26, 2011, 03:25:13 PM

what tower are you useing?.... i have no space problem in the elbox tower i got.

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: TheGoose on January 26, 2011, 03:36:43 PM

Quote from: A1260;609336

what tower are you useing?.... i have no space problem in the elbox tower i got.

I'm using the EZ Z4Tower, I can't live inside it like your Elbox. I wish there was one that just had a short ribbon cable, hint hint industrious types.

@nicholas - Got that covered.

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: BinoX on January 26, 2011, 03:53:28 PM

Could you not just get another right angle adapter and plug it into your existing one and then have a slot that points upwards?

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: kolla on January 26, 2011, 05:26:58 PM

I also want some with ribbon cables.

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: TheGoose on January 26, 2011, 05:53:03 PM

Quote from: BinoX;609345

Could you not just get another right angle adapter and plug it into your existing one and then have a slot that points upwards?

Hmm, that is so crazy it just might work!

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: orange on January 26, 2011, 07:36:35 PM

I have almost the same problem. its frustrating. they could have easily made it shorter.
iirc, in the end i modified (broke) the connector on dongle cable, so it fits.

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: TheGoose on January 27, 2011, 02:39:38 PM

Quote from: orange;609480

I have almost the same problem. its frustrating. they could have easily made it shorter.
iirc, in the end i modified (broke) the connector on dongle cable, so it fits.

Yes. Alas, the title of the thread expresses our shared disappointment. So the inside of my computer will look super crazy, Rube Goldberg style thanks to two adapters.

(http://globalmoxie.com/bm~pix/rube-goldberg~s600x600.gif)

Title: Re: Crappy state of 90 degree PCMCIA adapters
Post by: TheGoose on February 03, 2011, 11:48:03 PM

Quote from: BinoX;609345

Could you not just get another right angle adapter and plug it into your existing one and then have a slot that points upwards?

And it does work! You should take care lining up the connectors, because it's not perfectly guided. Looks like I can close this case, literally!

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ViTxwC295LfqyiqUtJGTbJDlWQVifHaEZJMHu06LEkw?feat=directlink