PCMCIA to USB adapter

fc.studio · 24 January 2006, 11:18

I saw that on the market PCMCIA type II to (2x) USB adapters are available, sometimes with powersupply added.
I would like to use it for reading/writing USB pen-drive on Amiga.
Does anyone know it these devices could work on A1200? Are drivers
available on Aminet?

kriz · 24 January 2006, 11:20

i dont think so

keropi · 24 January 2006, 11:28

no way!
1. amiga only supports 16bit pcmcia cards
2. there is no driver + usb stack for this....

Jope · 24 January 2006, 11:30

Unfortunately all those USB2.0 cards are cardbus, not pcmcia.

alexh · 24 January 2006, 15:04

You show us a non-cardbus PCMCIA to USB adapter.

alexh · 24 January 2006, 15:23

Oo, Oo.

http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/usb/vmb5000.php

Jope · 25 January 2006, 07:52

Quick, show that page to someone who's still making Amiga hardware.. ;-)

Then again, there's only one PCMCIA slot in the Amigas that have them..

alexh · 25 January 2006, 10:59

Couple that with right angle connectors for Towers and you are talking stoopid money. I here that there is another run of Subways anyhow.

keropi · 25 January 2006, 13:48

so there is no card with this chip available? is it that new?
but if there is , there is also the driver problem...

alexh · 25 January 2006, 14:50

It's not that new, just not very successful.

Jope · 26 January 2006, 08:13

Not many machines are pcmcia only these days.. :-) Cardbus became popular something like 8 years ago.

rare_j · 26 January 2006, 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by fc.studio

...I would like to use it for reading/writing USB pen-drive on Amiga...

An alternative to using a pen drive is to use a compactflash card with pcmcia adapter. CompactFlash cards are inexpensive, around £11 for 128MB. The pcmcia adapters are available cheaply (under £10) and there are drivers freely avaiable on aminet (CFD and FAT95) for this set up.

On the PC side, you can use the PCMCIA adapter again if your machine is a laptop, or there are cheaply available USB flash card readers for desktop machines. The compactflash card is recognised by windows without the need for any additional drivers.

fc.studio · 26 January 2006, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by rare_j

An alternative to using a pen drive is to use a compactflash card with pcmcia adapter. CompactFlash cards are inexpensive, around £11 for 128MB. The pcmcia adapters are available cheaply (under £10) and there are drivers freely avaiable on aminet (CFD and FAT95) for this set up.

On the PC side, you can use the PCMCIA adapter again if your machine is a laptop, or there are cheaply available USB flash card readers for desktop machines. The compactflash card is recognised by windows without the need for any additional drivers.

It's what I'll do.

And thanks everyone for your quick answers.

24 January 2006, 11:18	#1
fc.studio Cat lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Italy Age: 54 Posts: 804	PCMCIA to USB adapter I saw that on the market PCMCIA type II to (2x) USB adapters are available, sometimes with powersupply added. I would like to use it for reading/writing USB pen-drive on Amiga. Does anyone know it these devices could work on A1200? Are drivers available on Aminet?

24 January 2006, 15:04	#5
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,409	You show us a non-cardbus PCMCIA to USB adapter. Last edited by alexh; 24 January 2006 at 15:12.

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24 January 2006, 11:20	#2
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 42 Posts: 3,212	i dont think so

24 January 2006, 11:28	#3
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	no way! 1. amiga only supports 16bit pcmcia cards 2. there is no driver + usb stack for this....

24 January 2006, 11:30	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,880	Unfortunately all those USB2.0 cards are cardbus, not pcmcia.

24 January 2006, 15:23	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,409	Oo, Oo. http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/usb/vmb5000.php

25 January 2006, 07:52	#7
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,880	Quick, show that page to someone who's still making Amiga hardware.. ;-) Then again, there's only one PCMCIA slot in the Amigas that have them..

25 January 2006, 10:59	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,409	Couple that with right angle connectors for Towers and you are talking stoopid money. I here that there is another run of Subways anyhow.

25 January 2006, 13:48	#9
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	so there is no card with this chip available? is it that new? but if there is , there is also the driver problem...

25 January 2006, 14:50	#10
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,409	It's not that new, just not very successful.

26 January 2006, 08:13	#11
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,880	Not many machines are pcmcia only these days.. :-) Cardbus became popular something like 8 years ago.

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