Subject: Re: PCMCIA slot on a PowerMac G4?
To: Joshua Coombs <jcoombs@gwi.net>
From: Peter Hessler <phessler@theapt.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 09/23/2003 21:18:28
No, it is not a standard PCMCIA slot.  I think they use the same formfactor,
but that is the only similarity.  I think they even changed some of the
power pins, which would mean any card you put in there would get broken
right quick.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 00:12:02 -0400
"Joshua Coombs" <jcoombs@gwi.net> wrote:

:I am building a G4 desktop to play around with NetBSD and OS X.
:Upon recieving the motherboard (digital audio) I noticed what
:appears to be a pcmcia slot.  This is supposed to be where the
:airport card plugs in.  From what I can find that is just a standard
:pcmcia 802.11b card... sooooo... is that really a standard pcmcia
:slot and is it supported as such?  (IE can I stuff an adaptec scsi
:card in there and expect it to work?
:
:Joshua Coombs
:
:


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