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[jfox@xxxxxxxxxx (Jeff Fox)]

>> I lost the question about if you can make a PCMCIA to UVPROM
>> jumper at home.
>> 
>> The answer is:  Yes.  It is easy to do.  You can get PCMCIA header
>> from DIGI-KEY (HR801-ND) for $6.24 (1-800-digi-key), a 32pin dip
>> socket, and some wire and solder.  I can provide the schemetic.
>
>Most definitely do. 

I will  when I get a change...  Today I spent answering about 16
questions in this mail list. :-)

>I plan to attach a hard drive to the system, so I can store some data on it,
>go away from my desk and still being able to do some useful work. 
>
>I do plan to investigate attaching in a PCMCIA modem, so that I could read my
>email while on the road. Or may be a modem with a parallel interface will be
>better/cheaper? 
>
>What is a book, that one should read on PCMCIA? 
>
>Of course, I plan to reuse every PCMCIA device with F21, once it becomes
>available. 
>

I  saw a nice looking book a the last SVFIG meeting, but I didn't get
the name and publisher.  Mostly it is about the BIOS software, but
that could answer some questions too...

>> And if you want to attach an i/o card
>> (not memory) you will need to run an i/o signal to the PCMCIA
>> header also.  I have not yet done either of these things.
>
>Does this apply to hard drive cards also?

I imagine so since they are not just an SRAM card, but I don't know 
the details yet.  Hard disks and modems didn't appear until PCMCIA 2.0
which is different than type I,II,and III which refer to size.

>> I do not know how many PCMCIA cards or headers Dr. Ting has
>> in stock, he might have a few.
>
>It would be best, of course if he could sell the whole package.
>
>--
>Penio Penev <Penev@venezia.Rockefeller.edu> 1-212-327-7423

I think Dr. Ting droped the PCMCIA connector from the board because
there was little interest, it was more expensive than a uvprom, and
the socket needed 68 holes in the board.  I really doubt if he
is interested in wiring up too many PCMCIA to UVPROM jumpers. If
there was a market for more than a few I think a small board or
ribbon connector would be better.

This is the place to post information you find about interfacing
to various PCMCIA cards.

Jeff Fox

P.S.  PCMCIA (People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms) :-)