[geeks] PCMCIA Flash

[Eric Dittman]

> The one I picked up is an IBM WorkPad z50.  I'm trying to pick up another
> one right now.  Under NetBSD, it is supported to the extent that it even
> has an Xserver.  This thing is sweet.  Full-size keyboard, 640x480x16b,
> 8.2" screen, 131MHz MIPS/NEC VR4121, 48MB RAM.

I have two z50s.  They are nice little systems.  I had NetBSD
loaded on a Microdrive.  To say it sucked down the battery is
an understatement.

I used a CF Ethernet card along with the Microdrive.  If I were
trying to run NetBSD on one today, I'd use a 512MB CF card.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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