On Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 08:26 AM, Geoffrey Parker wrote: > While I've been using OS X for some time now on my desktop machine (G3 > DT (233->400) I only recently installed it on my Wallstreet > (384M/10G/266,14.1). So far it's a bit of a mixed review. The > installation was painless and presented no problems at all abd the > machine is reasonably quick. However I am bothered by the inability to > use any of my PC-cards - both for the DVD and the SmartMedia adapter for > my digital camera. Have I missed something or is it just a matter of > waiting for the updates ?
PC Card support in OS X is somewhere between poor and nonexistent. I guess the real issue, just like with ANY peripheral, is whether OS X drivers are available yet or not. Some PC Cards (like, my Farallon Skyline 802.11b card) work fine..... if the opensource drivers (the only available drivers) are installed. AFAIK, there are no DVD Decoder Card drivers for OS X yet, and the OS X DVD Player only supports hardware decoding on desktop machines. I don't know whether drivers are out for SmartMedia adapters or not. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
