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Front PCMCIA port for A1200T
« on: May 14, 2006, 01:26:37 PM »
Hello.

As many people, my main A1200 is towerized (Ateo tower in my case).

This makes difficult to still use the PCMCIA port, unless you own a right-angled adapter.
I don't need it for networking purpose, as i already have an Ateonet board along with my Ateobus, but i lack the possibility to use the CF to PCMCIA adapter with this computer. Even with the right-angled adapter, it would not be useable as i don't wish to leave the tower open.

So i am looking for any way to have my pcmcia port directly on a front bay. Maybe some hardware hacker here has yet done this mod?
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Re: Front PCMCIA port for A1200T
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2006, 05:42:39 PM »
The link from bigdan is interesting but the ribbon seems way to short for that.

As for soldering directly on the mobo, or bending the connector, i don't want to come to such extreme ways. I always believe it is better to leave the motherboard as its creator (Commodore be praised :-D) has intended it.
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