On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 08:10:10AM -0700, Manuel Ravasio wrote: > > "pcmcia cardbus" is an oxymoron. > > Whoops... > Something like "childproof" and "CiscoWorks"? :-) > > > pcmcia is a 16bit isa-like bus w/ 3.3v and 5v power. > > cardbus is a pci-like 32bit bus w/ 3.3v power only. > > pccard is a form factor for this devices also. > > Hmmm... > I have something that looks like a couple of pcmcia cards, which fit into two > pcmcia slots... I don't have a tester at home, so I can't check voltages. > The laptop is quite old, (8 years old at the very least), the wireless card > is a Netgear WPN511, described only as pccard, the ethernet card... I can't > really say, there's nothing interesting written on it.
cardbus cards always have a "golden" plate at the connector side. cu -- paranoic mickey (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)