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PCMCIA - USB
« on: May 17, 2006, 03:44:37 AM »
Hi,

Anyone ever try to connect a PCMCIA card with USB connections in A1200, like this one: http://www.elemar.com.uy/ecommerce/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2486
 

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Re: PCMCIA - USB
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2006, 03:53:46 AM »
It's a CardBus device. That won't work in the Amiga's ancient PCMCIA ports. Even if it were a 16-bit card you'd still the problem of having to make your own software to drive the card.

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Re: PCMCIA - USB
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2006, 04:01:18 AM »
Oh, no!

Recently i've bougth a 3COM PCMCIA lan card... how can i distingish between usable and not usable PCMCIA cards?
 

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Re: PCMCIA - USB
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2006, 04:52:28 PM »
Just have to do a bit of digging to make sure they are 16-bit cards, not the 32-bit cardbus type cards.  Plus you need to make sure that they are supported by the available drivers.

There's a list somewhere of pcmcia lan cards supported by the 3c589 device driver.  There's a good chance your 3com one will work.
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Re: PCMCIA - USB
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2006, 04:58:29 PM »
in some of them is writen on that are 16 bit/5 volt or 32 bit/3 volt.
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