Mac AirPort PCMCIA cart on amiga 1200

haynor666 · 21 July 2020, 21:00

Has anyone used Mac AirPort PCMCIA cart on amiga 1200? Can be forced to work or my friend will have to buy dedicated one?

duga · 21 July 2020, 21:37

Is it 16-bit and 5 Volt capable?

haynor666 · 21 July 2020, 22:13

I don't know. I ask my friend but probably he does not have such information.

duga · 21 July 2020, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by haynor666

I don't know. I ask my friend but probably he does not have such information.

I'm sure he can read the label and provide us with at least the model number.

Jope · 22 July 2020, 08:44

No drivers exist, but if it is a 5V PCMCIA card, then it is maybe possible to write drivers for it. Then again, these are not as common or as handy as prism2 based cards (the airport cards require external antennas), so writing the drivers might not be a very tempting project for anyone else.

TheMrKocour · 22 July 2020, 11:04

Original AirPort card is actually prism2 comaptible, so it will work with driver from AmiNET

solarmon · 22 July 2020, 11:17

A comprehensive compatibility list can be found at:

http://www.g-mb.de/pcmcia_e.html

The Apple Airport cards are not listed, so it will depend on whether it uses a prism2 chipset or not.

ncafferkey · 22 July 2020, 21:16

Even though it's a Prism-II card, it won't work with prism2.device, because it's not a true PCMCIA card. Apple modified these cards to prevent them working in PC laptops, apparently because they were cheaper than standard wireless cards at the time.

IIRC I tried using one in my A1200, but it wasn't recognised by the OS. Maybe someone could get it to work by physically removing the electronic modification made to the card, but it probably wouldn't be worth the effort. Also, these cards are equivalent to the Orinoco cards, which aren't WPA2 capable and have a firmware bug that makes them incompatibile with many modern routers.

FWIW, they are indeed 5V and 16 bit.

haynor666 · 22 July 2020, 21:59

This is it. That's the only information he has.

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21 July 2020, 21:37	#2
duga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 528	Is it 16-bit and 5 Volt capable?

21 July 2020, 22:13	#3
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	I don't know. I ask my friend but probably he does not have such information.

22 July 2020, 08:44	#5
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	No drivers exist, but if it is a 5V PCMCIA card, then it is maybe possible to write drivers for it. Then again, these are not as common or as handy as prism2 based cards (the airport cards require external antennas), so writing the drivers might not be a very tempting project for anyone else.

22 July 2020, 11:04	#6
TheMrKocour Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 34	Original AirPort card is actually prism2 comaptible, so it will work with driver from AmiNET

22 July 2020, 11:17	#7
solarmon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: UK Posts: 1,715	A comprehensive compatibility list can be found at: http://www.g-mb.de/pcmcia_e.html The Apple Airport cards are not listed, so it will depend on whether it uses a prism2 chipset or not.

22 July 2020, 21:16	#8
ncafferkey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 67	Even though it's a Prism-II card, it won't work with prism2.device, because it's not a true PCMCIA card. Apple modified these cards to prevent them working in PC laptops, apparently because they were cheaper than standard wireless cards at the time. IIRC I tried using one in my A1200, but it wasn't recognised by the OS. Maybe someone could get it to work by physically removing the electronic modification made to the card, but it probably wouldn't be worth the effort. Also, these cards are equivalent to the Orinoco cards, which aren't WPA2 capable and have a firmware bug that makes them incompatibile with many modern routers. FWIW, they are indeed 5V and 16 bit.

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