Re: Intro and questions

2002-04-16 Thread Brian
>For digital cameras a compact flash or smartmedia PCMCIA adapter works >best, imo. Much faster than serial, and the compact flash version cost >me $11 at a local electronics store. But don't forget the serial cable will work on your desktop mac, too .Which fits my particular use and setup,

Re: Intro and questions

2002-04-16 Thread Bruce Johnson
Brian wrote: >>Alas, no. The only USB pc cards available are Cardbus, whcih the 5300 isn't. >> > > > And although some etailers list both "SCSI to USB" and "USB to SCSI" > adapters, don't get excited- you cannot find a device to go from the laptop > SCSI port to provide a USB port (unlike SCSI t

Re: Intro and questions

2002-04-16 Thread Brian
>Alas, no. The only USB pc cards available are Cardbus, whcih the 5300 isn't. > And although some etailers list both "SCSI to USB" and "USB to SCSI" adapters, don't get excited- you cannot find a device to go from the laptop SCSI port to provide a USB port (unlike SCSI to ethernet solutions). F

Re: Intro and questions

2002-04-16 Thread Bruce Johnson
PookLaRoux wrote: Do I need an ethernet card, and will a pc > card/ethernet type device work on my pb? You can scoot to http://www.datamem.com and click on the Clearance entry, and find the LapisColor MV-16EN for 5300. $19, you're not gonna find a cheaper ethernet card anywhere. Mine is on ord

Intro and questions

2002-04-16 Thread PookLaRoux
Hello everyone! It's nice to find a list for my kind of tech. I'm the proud new owner of a used 5300c -- just exactly what I wanted (We run a 6500 and a 6400 desktop systems.) It came with a klunky but usable external scsi CD-rom, and as soon as I got it home I upgraded to 8.6 from 8.1, which i