Question about Pcmcia type 1 card. Amiga 600-1200 related.

[tedsorvino1]

Hi everyone.
My question is not Amiga specific but i know that experienced Amiga 1200/600 users, may have the answers

I found an old synth (alesis quadrasynth) from the early 90s which only loads sound patches, via pcmcia cards type 1 (3mm).
Apparently it can read both amd and intel series 2, card protocols. Non Ata cards.

The thing with the amd protocol cards is that they are very expensive. The intel series 2 cards are way cheaper, but apparently they need a (pc or laptop) pcmcia card slot with 12v supply, in order to write the files on the flash card

Here’s a link to some relevant info

http://www.benweaver.info/alesis/

So my questions are:

What would be a good way to use a modern computer (either pci-e or usb) for that job? An adapter or something appropriate? I repeat, non ata flash card protocol, in case you missed the detail.

Do i need to find a particular old laptop just for the task?

Thanks in advance

[tedsorvino1]

Thanks for thevadvice. Any idea what laptop era-models we are aralking about?

[tedsorvino1]

In regards to 12v, never heard of 12v PCMCIA. Did however see this.

Supply Voltages
- 5V DC +/- 5%
- 12V DC (when required for PCMCIA devices as programming voltage)

Supply Current (absolute Maximum for PCMCIA cards)
- 1A at +5.0V
- 500mA at +12.0V
(Maximum allowed value according PCMCIA specification for inserted cards)

Apparently, 12v is used for programming.

Exactly. 12v is for writing files for writing (programming) files on a pcmcia type 1 - intel series 2- card.

So is there any idea about some specific models - series by all major companies.