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
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