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Post #116,206
by a6l6e6x
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9/1/03 11:53:44 AM
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New GIYF, Doug.
Here is [link|http://www.arstech.com/usbpcmcia.htm|my find]:
1. allows plugging and handling of one PCMCIA card . This can be any standard or custom PCMCIA card .

2. easy and simple migration from PCMCIA form factor to USB - full access to memory and I/O space of the PCMCIA card , and handling of IRQ and DMA events .

3. includes Universal Software Layer support

4. have 2 test applications - menu driven GUI application and command line application for manual interaction - read / write of memory / I/O space on an PCMCIA card , demo available for download* .

5. software developers kit available - to assist in the conversion of the software of the PCMCIA card to work on USB .

6. products coming in enclosures / boxes in 3 different colors - black , grey , and bone ; please specify the color when ordering .

*Demo applications - 37k compressed file for download - uncompress and run on Windows 95/98/ME/2000 operating systems .
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I have no personal experience with it.
Alex
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Post #116,271
by dmarker
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9/1/03 9:28:37 PM
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New That looks easy to setup & use

Will go over the detail.

Thanks

Doug

PS I ran the following timins 8011a vs 8011b cards in two notebooks

1) Proxim 802.11a Cards - 300MB single file 2 mins at 2,500k per second

2) Standard 802.11b PCMCIA cards same file 9 mins 555k per second.

Cheers

Doug
Post #116,378
by dmarker
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9/2/03 5:39:48 PM
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New Found a dirt cheap Proxim 802.11a Access Point

Only $40 US

Got it on eBay. It is a used commercial one (no power adapter & no antennas but that is no prob) & with a bios upgrade I can use it for home use with the Skyline cards.

Turns out to be the cheapest approach of all.

Cheers

Doug
     Can anyone point me to a PCMCIA reader running off USB etc - (dmarker) - (4) - Sept. 1, 2003, 07:23:09 AM EDT
         Ad hoc may work for a very small network - (hnick) - Sept. 1, 2003, 09:57:48 AM EDT
         GIYF, Doug. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Sept. 1, 2003, 11:53:44 AM EDT
             That looks easy to setup & use - (dmarker) - Sept. 1, 2003, 09:28:37 PM EDT
             Found a dirt cheap Proxim 802.11a Access Point - (dmarker) - Sept. 2, 2003, 05:39:48 PM EDT

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