> > Another thing I would be very careful about is the access mechanism > > these devices require in order to actually access the > hardware of the port. > > The docks seem to use a hard-wired connection, I think they > are really just a set of ports that connect to the many-way > connector on the laptop base. > The PCMCIA solution should be fine, Cardbus is a > bus-mastering connection direct to the PCI bus.
What about miniPCI? I've only just noticed that a lot of laptops and embedded boards (eg nano-itx) have these, and you can buy miniPCI parallel ports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
