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Title: PCMCIA adaptor... (SOLVED) You must see this!!!!!
Post by: waltmon on September 30, 2008, 10:05:07 AM

Is there any sort of adaptor or outboard piece of equipment where you can use a VX pocket with a laptop that does not have the PCMCIA slot?

Title: Re: PCMCIA adaptor... (SOLVED) You must see this!!!!!
Post by: waltmon on October 02, 2008, 05:48:21 PM

https://www.duel-systemsadapters.com/


These are awesome for use with newer laptops , so you can still use your VX pocket, for example.

Title: Re: PCMCIA adaptor... (SOLVED) You must see this!!!!!
Post by: macdaddy on October 02, 2008, 06:55:06 PM

i use one with my echo indigo card (the new laptops have the express port and no pcmia)

Title: Re: PCMCIA adaptor... (SOLVED) You must see this!!!!!
Post by: suini on October 03, 2008, 01:47:51 PM

Quote from: macdaddy on October 02, 2008, 06:55:06 PM

i use one with my echo indigo card (the new laptops have the express port and no pcmia)

what notebook?
I have the multiface pcmcia combo and I'm facing the same problem...
I am about to buy a new notebook.. Do you know the problem relating the ricoh
chipset that controls the express card?
It seems that only texas instruments chipsets work well

Ta

Title: Re: PCMCIA adaptor... (SOLVED) You must see this!!!!!
Post by: macdaddy on October 03, 2008, 07:35:41 PM

my laptop is a compaq presario v5000

hth