Is Apollo1230 card fully pcmcia friendly..?

macce2 · 12 December 2007, 22:24

is it ?

Well, I read the later makes of that card are, but hows the "original" Apollo1230 card (mk 1) ?!

I asked for this, because I just got one such a card with an Amiga 1200,
and plan to add pcmcia ethernet card later... :-/

Graham Humphrey · 12 December 2007, 23:11

Well I think almost all '030 cards are compatible aren't they? Shouldn't be a problem but don't take my word for it

alexh · 12 December 2007, 23:15

That's what I thought too.

Mainly 8Mbyte RAM cards and 68EC020 accelerators were PCMCIA unfriendly because they still use the 24-bit address space.

Most (all?) 030 cards put their fast-ram in the 32-bit space and so dont need to overlap the PCMCIA slot.

Zetr0 · 12 December 2007, 23:15

hmmm my research has not found a conclusive yes/no

all i can say is my mk3 works flawlessly...

there were some reports that blizzys mk1 / 2 had issues with the pcmcia, iirc..

rgen · 13 December 2007, 08:08

Just use showconfig and look at the ram part to see where your fast ram is:

RAM: Node type $A, Attributes $405 (FAST), at $10000000-$13FFFFFF (64.0 meg)
Node type $A, Attributes $703 (CHIP), at $4000-$1FFFFF (~2.0 meg)

If it is a 6 digit number ($200000) it occupies the PCMCIA space with more than 4MB. If it is a seven or eight digit number everything should be okay.

alexh · 13 December 2007, 10:26

There are reportedly lots of 030 cards which are not PCMCIA friendly.

http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/c...cgi?HARDID=107

http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/c...cgi?HARDID=142

Anything with an LC or RTC in the name

Toni Wilen · 13 December 2007, 10:34

Quote:

There are reportedly lots of 030 cards which are not PCMCIA friendly.

Cards that support > 8MB Fast RAM "should" be compatible.

macce2 · 13 December 2007, 18:59

Ok, thanks for all the help!

Maybe I'll see later, for real, whether it's compatible or not..
Will see.. :-)
I guess I need Amiga compatible pcmcia ethernet card next! :-)

Retro-Nerd · 13 December 2007, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

There are reportedly lots of 030 cards which are not PCMCIA friendly.

http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/c...cgi?HARDID=142

Anything with an LC or RTC in the name

I have a M-Tec 1230 RTC. No PCMCIA problems with 4MB ram, but 8MB causes trouble in executing DOS or WHDLoad stuff.

On the other side: There are no problems in packing, unpacking or copying files from/to a CF-Card with 8MB ram.

Zetr0 · 13 December 2007, 19:07

Amigakit has them

and i think they do ship near enough next day to the Andromeda Galaxy, which when you work it out, is faster than light.... ooooo Einstein would be pissed

... there goes his cosmological constant.

but you know in the name of science there have been plenty of lamb-da's sent to slaughter

Charlie · 14 December 2007, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Amigakit has them

and i think they do ship near enough next day to the Andromeda Galaxy, which when you work it out, is faster than light.... ooooo Einstein would be pissed

... there goes his cosmological constant.

but you know in the name of science there have been plenty of lamb-da's sent to slaughter

Our resident Zetr0 Hawking!
Can you do the voice too..?

Zetr0 · 14 December 2007, 16:30

my A600 can

Charlie · 14 December 2007, 16:42

:d

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12 December 2007, 23:11	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Well I think almost all '030 cards are compatible aren't they? Shouldn't be a problem but don't take my word for it

12 December 2007, 23:15	#3
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,339	That's what I thought too. Mainly 8Mbyte RAM cards and 68EC020 accelerators were PCMCIA unfriendly because they still use the 24-bit address space. Most (all?) 030 cards put their fast-ram in the 32-bit space and so dont need to overlap the PCMCIA slot.

12 December 2007, 23:15	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	hmmm my research has not found a conclusive yes/no all i can say is my mk3 works flawlessly... there were some reports that blizzys mk1 / 2 had issues with the pcmcia, iirc..

13 December 2007, 08:08	#5
rgen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Aachen/Germany Age: 46 Posts: 190	Just use showconfig and look at the ram part to see where your fast ram is: RAM: Node type $A, Attributes $405 (FAST), at $10000000-$13FFFFFF (64.0 meg) Node type $A, Attributes $703 (CHIP), at $4000-$1FFFFF (~2.0 meg) If it is a 6 digit number ($200000) it occupies the PCMCIA space with more than 4MB. If it is a seven or eight digit number everything should be okay.

13 December 2007, 10:26	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,339	There are reportedly lots of 030 cards which are not PCMCIA friendly. http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/c...cgi?HARDID=107 http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/c...cgi?HARDID=142 Anything with an LC or RTC in the name

13 December 2007, 18:59	#8
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	Ok, thanks for all the help! Maybe I'll see later, for real, whether it's compatible or not.. Will see.. :-) I guess I need Amiga compatible pcmcia ethernet card next! :-)

13 December 2007, 19:07	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Amigakit has them and i think they do ship near enough next day to the Andromeda Galaxy, which when you work it out, is faster than light.... ooooo Einstein would be pissed ... there goes his cosmological constant. but you know in the name of science there have been plenty of lamb-da's sent to slaughter

14 December 2007, 16:30	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	my A600 can

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