Thank you everyone. Yes, I will order from Aliexpress, I am not in a hurry. It will arrive before the end of the month. I already have a 16GB Compact Flash here, so I will try that first.
Once again thank you On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:42 PM Louis Santillan via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I tested a generic/brandless/labelless/white label 5 pack of CF PCMCIA > adapters on an old Epson 286 laptop & Librex 386 laptop. They worked as > generic IDE drives and I was able to format an old 8MB CF card as FAT16 > with DOS. > > They looked like the ones here - > https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=PCMCIA+Compact+Flash+CF+Card+Reader+Adapter+for+Laptop > > They could be slightly cheap on aliexpress if you have patience for > delivery - > https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-PCMCIA-Compact-Flash-CF-Card-Reader-Adapter-.html > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:47 AM Ian Park via Freedos-user < > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> The CF to PCMCIA adapter is purely mechanical - you don't need any driver >> software. I used to use one in my Psion Series 7. >> >> HTH >> >> Ian >> >> Ian Park >> Email: i.d.c.p...@chalmers-park.name >> Mobile: +44 (0) 7785 300290 >> Sent from my Galaxy >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >> Date: 07/03/2024 11:07 (GMT+00:00) >> To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> Cc: Manuel Sobral <manuel.sobr...@gmail.com> >> Subject: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> First time using a mailing list, if I am doing something wrong please let >> me know. >> >> I recently purchased an IBM Thinkpad 370C and am running FreeDOS 1.3. >> >> My question is, is it possible to use a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adapter? >> Do I have to install the drivers or is it already included with FreeDOS? Do >> I have to buy an old PCMCIA adapter? Does it work with any Compact Flash? >> >> If it only works with certain adapters or Compact Flash, could someone >> provide me with already tested adapters and CF models? >> >> Thank you >> Manuel >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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