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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: digiflip on April 23, 2011, 05:28:49 PM

Title: pcmcia usb
Post by: digiflip on April 23, 2011, 05:28:49 PM

does any one know if pcmcia usb card work on amiga 1200 ie is there any drivers?

for example:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UK-Laptop-Inside-USB-2-Port-HUB-NEC-PCMICA-Card-Adapter-/150589015308?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopAccessories_PCMCIACards&hash=item230fce050c#ht_2899wt_1060

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: Darrin on April 23, 2011, 05:40:41 PM

I think it is fair to say that if such a beastie existed then someone would have been selling thousands of them by now.  I think you're stuck with the Subway (but make sure you check your clockport pins before you buy).

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: SamuraiCrow on April 23, 2011, 05:41:32 PM

I rather doubt it.  The only USB system for the A1200 that I know of is the Subway (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=137).

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: digiflip on April 23, 2011, 06:08:15 PM

can you use subway for like cdrom external or just for like mice and keyboards

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: digiflip on April 23, 2011, 06:10:45 PM

cant someone just right a driver fo it?

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: Daedalus on April 23, 2011, 06:10:47 PM

Nope afraid not. That's a 32-bit Cardbus card and as such won't work in the Amiga. The A1200 (and 600) only supports 16-bit cards, so even if there were drivers, there's no way to get it to work (or fit - usually 32-bit cards have ridges on the top which prevent them from fitting 16-bit slots)...

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: SamuraiCrow on April 23, 2011, 06:14:03 PM

Quote from: digiflip;633253

can you use subway for like cdrom external or just for like mice and keyboards

Mostly external hard drives and Flash-based mass storage devices.

If you want a CD-ROM drive, you're better off putting a SATA-to-PATA adapter on a SATA CD-ROM and getting an IDE splitter cable for the hard drive controller.

Title: Re: pcmcia usb
Post by: Thomas on April 23, 2011, 07:18:15 PM

Quote from: digiflip;633249

does any one know if pcmcia usb card work on amiga 1200 ie is there any drivers?

for example:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UK-Laptop-Inside-USB-2-Port-HUB-NEC-PCMICA-Card-Adapter-/150589015308?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopAccessories_PCMCIACards&hash=item230fce050c#ht_2899wt_1060

It does not even fit into the slot. You need PCCard, not CardBus.