Thanks for the feedback. Think Im gonna go for the CF IDE thing internally in the A1200, and also get the PCMCIA 5in1.
Got a bunch of SD cards from earlier Digital Cameras, but no CF cards, so that was the reason for asking what was best for use as "main" HD. Feel most people state that CF is best.
Next up is getting a cheap PCMCIA network card. Connecting the A1200 to the windoz box.
I guess the PCMCIA 5in1 thing will get somewhat redundant if I get the network thing to function.
But it will probably be a nice thing to have until/IF I even get the network going (I have my doubts

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