I tested a generic/brandless/labelless/white label 5 pack of CF PCMCIA adapters on an old Epson 286 laptop & Librex 386 laptop. They worked as generic IDE drives and I was able to format an old 8MB CF card as FAT16 with DOS.
They looked like the ones here - https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=PCMCIA+Compact+Flash+CF+Card+Reader+Adapter+for+Laptop They could be slightly cheap on aliexpress if you have patience for delivery - https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-PCMCIA-Compact-Flash-CF-Card-Reader-Adapter-.html On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:47 AM Ian Park via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > The CF to PCMCIA adapter is purely mechanical - you don't need any driver > software. I used to use one in my Psion Series 7. > > HTH > > Ian > > Ian Park > Email: i.d.c.p...@chalmers-park.name > Mobile: +44 (0) 7785 300290 > Sent from my Galaxy > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: 07/03/2024 11:07 (GMT+00:00) > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: Manuel Sobral <manuel.sobr...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF > > Hello everyone, > > First time using a mailing list, if I am doing something wrong please let > me know. > > I recently purchased an IBM Thinkpad 370C and am running FreeDOS 1.3. > > My question is, is it possible to use a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adapter? > Do I have to install the drivers or is it already included with FreeDOS? Do > I have to buy an old PCMCIA adapter? Does it work with any Compact Flash? > > If it only works with certain adapters or Compact Flash, could someone > provide me with already tested adapters and CF models? > > Thank you > Manuel > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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