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    PCMCIA Card types/ideas

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by metallitera, Nov 29, 2010.

  1. metallitera

    metallitera Notebook Consultant

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    So I have the two open PCMCIA slots, wanna see what toys I can get to fill the holes. LoL

    So far, i've seen:

    USB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    TV Tuner
    Sound
    Card Reader
    Wifi
    WWAN
    LAN
    modem

    what else is there out there?
     
    metallitera, Nov 29, 2010
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  2. TopCop1988

    TopCop1988 Toughbook Aficionado

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    SCSI adapter cards
    Serial port cards
    Parallel port cards
    IEEE 1394 (FireWire) cards
    ATA/IDE interface cards
    ATA/IDE CD-ROM and DVD adapter cards

    just to name a few. :)
     
    TopCop1988, Nov 29, 2010
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  3. old busted

    old busted Notebook Evangelist

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    MOGO mouse ($16 from Tiger Direct)
     
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  4. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    USB 3.0?
    Smartcard (Security) reader
    GPS
    Fingerprint reader

    I went with USB 2.0 and a sd memory card reader. Now I got a mk3 mb to swap in, I won't need the extra usb port in the pcmcia card. I am using the internal usb for a TV setup.
    I installed a oem bluetooth from a mk1. I have wifi built in and no need for wwan at the moment although I do have a SBC sony edge pcmcia card.
    I might actually leave slot 2 open for now.
     
    Shawn, Nov 29, 2010
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  5. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    Add memory adapter cards that adapt to compact flash , and other formats
    With a PCMCIA/compact flash adapter you can add a common compact flash GPS etc
     
    Alex, Nov 29, 2010
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  6. metallitera

    metallitera Notebook Consultant

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    i confused. plz explain further?
     
    metallitera, Nov 29, 2010
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    Alex, Nov 29, 2010
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  8. metallitera

    metallitera Notebook Consultant

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    whoa, i didnt know there was compact flash gps modules! LOL
     
    metallitera, Nov 29, 2010
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  9. Alex

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    The compact flash standard is common on older PDA's
    Now they are smaller and using SD type, but it was quite common as it takes less space than pcmcia
     
    Alex, Nov 29, 2010
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