Re: [SLUG] file transfer

From: Bryan-TheBS-Smith (b.j.smith@ieee.org)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 20:39:53 EDT


Ed Centanni wrote:
> What does one have to do to get SCSI on a laptop? Are
> there PCMCIA cards that provide a SCSI interface?

Yes. Much better than parallel port ones too, especially the PCCard
ones.

> Compatible with Linux?

Very much so. Unlike USB, PCMCIA/PCCard are _real_ standards --
pretty much a tie-in to the ISA/PCI bus.

> Expensive?

Somewhat. Will cost you between $60-120 for the PCMCIA/PCCard SCSI
"bus toaster" (as it is commonly referred to). Choose a product and
I'll let you know about the Linux compatibility.

-- TheBS

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