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Short PCMCIA question
« on: October 19, 2003, 06:50:39 AM »
I'm shopping for a PCMCIA ethernet card for my Amiga 1200, and while researching the terminology, found a question I couldn't answer. Which voltages does the 1200's PCMCIA slot support?  It's "common knowledge" that not all 16-bit, type-2 PCMCIA cards are compatible with the 1200, completely excluding the issue of drivers.  I wonder if this might be one of the differences between the 1200's port and the standardized specs?  PCMCIA is supposed to support both 3.3 volt and 5.0 volt cards.  Does the 1200?  If so, then what are the differenes between Commodore's implementation and everybody else's?

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Re: Short PCMCIA question
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2003, 10:49:25 AM »
@Oldsmobile_Mike

> Hope that helps

It does, sort of. ;-)  Thanks for the reply.

But I'm still curious which voltages the 1200's PCMCIA port accepts, if for no other reason that I can't seem to find it published anywhere.  Even the A1200 schematics at http://www.amiga-hardware.com don't quite say.  Does anybody know? :-)

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Re: Short PCMCIA question
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2003, 11:46:13 PM »
@patrik

Cool.  I didn't think the 1200 had any tricky voltage-switching system, and also knew the stock power inputs are just +5, +12, and -12.  Thanks for the explanation. :-)

Todd