PCMCIA slots are expansion slots. Sort of like PCI, ISA, AGP, NuBus, SBus etc. You can add features to your laptop using these. With a 16bit slot, you can add things like video projection, ethernet, modem, wireless networking. If you upgrade to 32bit (Cardbus) you can use USB, Firewire, PCI expansion boxes (drool)... I believe the upgrade is about $100 from MCE, or less from a listmember (apparently its a pretty easy mod). Peace Aqua
>Can somebody explain to me about this feature? I know nothing about >it at all. I've read the page on MCE's website about enabling >CardBus, which intrigued me but didn't enlighten me. The webpage >talks about the original PC card slots as being 16-bit slots, capable >of handling 16-bit PC Cards. My 2400 has not been upgraded. Does >that mean I would _have_ a PC card in there, or only that I could use >one if I had it? And if I had one, what might I use it for? > >And then the upgrade changes the slot to a 32-bit one. The webpage >says then I can use all sorts of things with it, including a firewire >card and a USB card. Do these cards get _installed_ into the slot, >or do you just put them in like a floppy and when you're done you >eject them? And the cards have ports on them?. . .so they're sort of >like internal minidocks? > >I particularly want to understand this because I too have a camera >that uses flashcards, and I like the idea of being able to download >pictures from the flashcard into the 2400. How does it work -- Do >you need to put in a specific card into the PC card slot that's just for >reading flashcards, and you put the flashcard into _this_ card? And >it all takes place _inside_ the 2400? > >Can flashcards only be read from a card in a 32-bit slot, not a >16-bit one (or would it just be slower in 16-bit one?)? > >I'd be grateful for any explanations. I can see that people really >appreciate their 2400's PCMCIA slot, and I would like to understand >just what it is and what makes it such a valuable feature. > >Susanna ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
