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16-bit USB PCMCIA Card
Name: Emilio Vazquez Date: January 22, 2005 at 13:44:42 Pacific OS: Windows 98SE CPU/Ram: 122/40Mb
Comment:
I ahve an old Toshiba Tecra 700CS I resurrected in order to try and hook upa Digital Microscopy System. The problem is that I need a USB port to hook up the camera. I have tried to find a 16-bit USB Card w/o success. Does anyone know if such a beast is manufactured or available? Thanks Emilio
Name: SkipCox Date: January 22, 2005 at 14:33:43 Pacific
Reply:
I've been looking for over a year and still haven't found one; nor any evidence one ever existed.
Skip
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Response Number 2
Name: paolino Date: January 25, 2005 at 10:39:05 Pacific
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I have same problem,is there another way to gain an usb port on such machines,through parallel,or serial port?
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Response Number 3
Name: Gringueiro Date: February 21, 2005 at 05:06:00 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, there seems to be a way, via compact flash USB cards. There seem to be at least three of these Compact Flash USB cards on the market - follow the link to get details and a comparison: http://www.twin-paradox.com/comparison.html In principle, compact flash is just a miniature version of the 16 bit PCMCIA standard, so a compact flash card connected to a PCMCIA converter (just converts the 50 pin compact flash card to 68 pin PCMCIA) should work. Just bear in mind that the compact flash USB cards were build with PDAs in mind and not this purpose, so someone will have to write appropriate drivers....
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