[geeks] PCMCIA-PCI adapter?

[Martin Wedel]

Indeed, the Sun PCMCIA adapter from SCM does work, I have one in my home
PC now. Looks like they regularly gor for around 25-30$ on ebay, which is
what I paid for mine.

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Martin Wedel
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On Wed, 2 May 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> There once was a grand market for re-using PCMCIA devices on desktop devices, but to be honest, I don't thinkit ever materialized.
>
> In the PC world, currently, there seem to be exactly *two* uses for a PC Card slots, not counting "fringe" security devices (fingerprint readers, Crypto cards, and I suppose SecurID too) - loading pictures off a CF/SmartMedia/other device, and most of these come with PCMCIA adapters. The other market is for adding wireless connections to desktop PCs.
>
> Every vendor of 802.11 *seems* to have a PCI adapter, though few retailers advertise them prominently. (My favorite is PC Warehouse/PC Connection, they have a picture of a Linksys Access Point, and a price balloon that says "starting at $47.95." When you look to the list price, the PCI adapter is $47.95, the 802.11b card is $129, and the Access Point is $249!) Best Buy should have a selection, if you are not afraid of retail prices (check out the Networking Section as well as the Upgrades and Digital Photography sections).
>
> Most of the 802.11b cards I have seen seem to block the second slot with their antenna.
>
> Oh, just realized, the Sun PCMCIA adapter is (I *think*) a standard part, right from SCM, IIRC> You could, in theory, borrow/re-locate one from, say, an Ultra 5 or 10 easily...
>
> HTH,
>
> Ken
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:37 AM
> To: geeks at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [geeks] PCMCIA-PCI adapter?
>
>
> On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 11:32:52AM -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > I suspect Bill wants it for a PCI-based SUN box - Sun didn't make an
> > ISA-based Ultra 1 did they? Wow, what would Mike/Peter pay for
> > something like that! ;^)
>
> Actually, no, this is for my windows crapbox.
>
> > Tee-hee - anyway, back ot topic:
> > Bill, why two slot? The universe is rife with PCI-based one-slot adapters
> > for 802.11b adapters, do you really need a dual-slot?
>
> Rife?  The only one I know of that is easily available is the
> Linksys WDT11, and it *only* works with the Linksys PCMCIA card, at
> least according to the box it comes in.
>
> Given that, an 802.11 card IS what I need this for.
>
> I thought a normal pcmcia adapter card would be easier to find.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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