Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 05:58:15 -0500
From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] L50 & USB?

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 02:29:11 -0600 (MDT), you wrote:

>In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>            John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>: It might be possible but a driver wold have to be written. The 16 bit
>: bus would have to be doubled in software to 32 bits. Its done
>: sometimes with an 8 bit bus to get 16 bits and seems to work on 16 bit
>: cards. Donno if it'll work for cardbus. Depends on if the actual
>: pinout is differant on a cardbus and 16 bit slot. But as far as I know
>: it isn't since the pcmcia revisions have all been in software since
>: about 2.0
>
>That's not correct.
>
>CardBus is PCI in a PC Card form factor.  It is definitely a major
>change from the 16-bit cards.  It simply isn't possible to "double the
>bus in software."  Unless someone has released a 16-bit USB PC Card
>while I wasn't looking you cannot have USB on your L-50.
>
>Warner

That's how a 8 bit is changed to 16 bit on my palmtop according to the
sdk. Don't see why it wouldn't work for 16 to 32 bit.

John



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