Re: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF

2024-03-07 Thread Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user
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.

Re: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF

2024-03-07 Thread Louis Santillan via Freedos-user
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=PC

Re: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF

2024-03-07 Thread Ian Park via Freedos-user
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.HTHIan Ian ParkEmail: i.d.c.park@chalmers-park.nameMobile: +44 (0) 7785 300290Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user Dat

Re: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF

2024-03-07 Thread Liam Proven via Freedos-user
On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 at 11:08, Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user wrote: > > My question is, is it possible to use a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adapter? Speaking as someone who built and supported systems with PCMCIA on DOS in the 1980s and early 1990s: don't. Yes, it is possible. But it's really hard an

[Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF

2024-03-07 Thread Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user
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 incl