[Duo2400] Re: Duos and PC Cards

[Larry]

Why did I ask...

Larry F (craving WiFi w/his spiffy 2300 but sure he will _never_ get it)

On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 09:21  PM, Dan K wrote:

> Larry <larry.s.f at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> Is there any way to use PC Cards (PMICIA) with the Duos? Either with
>> SCSI adapter (via SCSI Dock) or via the Serial Port.
> Yes, yes and no.
>
> What sort of card do you wish to use? SCSI PC card readers can 
> generally
> handle most storage devices, but anything else would probably require 
> the
> SpecialSCSI-PCcardReaderDriver. Those can be found in the Unobtainium
> Dept. right alongside the bins of PCMCIA USB cards.
>
> And now please step over into the 'NOT AT ALL WHAT I ASKED' department:
> I think it technically _should_ be possible to hack a PC card slot 
> onto a
> 2300's ATA bus, but again drivers (lack thereof actually) would 
> probably
> be the tripup. I recall one mad-Mac devising a flashcard adapter for a
> PB150, with a little device to load some boot code or something to 
> allow
> the thing to boot from the flashcard. I only mention this because 1)
> flashcard is essentially PCMCIA interface, and B) PBs 150 and 2300 use 
> a
> very similar (identical?) ATA controller.
>
> Did any of that help _AT_ALL_??  <G>
>
> Dan K (craving WiFi w/his spiffy 2300 but sure he will _never_ get it)