Transcend PCMCIA 5-in-1 card reader on Amiga 1200

[DBAlex]

@LoadWB

Yup, I bought an el-cheapo PCMCIA 5-in-1 card reader from ebay and it worked with my A1200 too, so I can read SD cards (which are generally cheaper & more convenient than CF). This along with the PCMCIA WiFi card (An orinoco from ebay) are the most useful (and probably cheapest) things that you can add to a desktop A1200.

Next step would be a cocolino (maybe) and a Subway USB... although with the 5-in-1 SD card reader i'm not really sure you even need USB... just copy the files over to the card, and since most laptops now have a card reader its even more useful. :-D

[DBAlex]

One thing I was also thinking, do Type-II USB 1.0, 1.1 or 2.0 cards exist?

I did a search for it & it seems Chris Hodges thinks its possible... I would be willing to try and find a card and send it to him if it would mean the possibility of USB on an A1200 through the PCMCIA port... would beat the £70 Subway.

[DBAlex]

@amiga1260

Thats probably because its an SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card, the A1200 PCMCIA SD reader only supports non-sdhc cards which the max is 2GB. I have a 2GB card and it works perfectly, plus you can get them new cheaply on ebay.

 :-)