PCMCIA is it all the same?

[ncafferkey]

leirbag28 wrote:

You can use PCMCIA Type II as long as it i a 16 bit card...........there are some that are 32bit which you cannot use.............they both look identical except on the bacck of the card under the PC CARD symbol it usually tells you if it  is 16 bit, 3.3Volts of 5Volts or 12V...........I think you can only use 16 3.3V and 5V.don't use the 12V ones as they may fry your port.

Actually, only 5V cards can be used on Amigas. 3.3V cards have a special notch that stops them being inserted into 5V-only slots. I've never heard of any 12V cards. If the box didn't mention that you need a 3.3V slot, I think the original poster has a good case for a refund from the shop.

You will love how easy it is and it opens up a new world to your Amiga........2 nights ago I just went online with my Amiga 600 Wirelessly!  but not with a Wireless PCMCIA.Im not sure if those work yet but I will test one soon.

No wireless card will work with the existing drivers, but I'm currently writing one for wireless cards with the Prism II chipset.

[ncafferkey]

leirbag28 wrote:
@ncafferkey

No wireless card will work with the existing drivers, but I'm currently writing one for wireless cards with the Prism II chipset.
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Oh man!  Please please do this!!! hope you can get it to work with most 16bit Wirelss cards. I really dont understand why there arent any companies out there doing this.its just plain dumb to me.................I even wonder why it was not included in OS3.5 and 3.9.this stuf is just simply essential.

uhm ......what is Prism II chipet?

It's quite close to being finished. Prism II is an 11Mbps 802.11b chipset used by too many manufacturers to mention :-) Have a look at
this list (not all of which are Prism II).

Oh yeah.....I think your wrong about the 3.3V cards...............I am using one that says its 3.3V and 5V  16bit 2Gigabyte memory card from Toshiba...............I believe the 3.3V is Read and the 5V is Write

It works great on my A600.I use it for Music and to transer downloads from my PC

If a card says it's 3.3V and 5V, it means it can work at either voltage.