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Article #45Re: Can I use an A1200 with a PCMCIA CDROM from a PC?
From: AW3452
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:05
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:05
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I tried looking on aminet, but with no luck. Does anyone have a disk that they would copy me? Postage refundable. I really would like to install OS3.5 or 3.9 you see. The drive is made by TRAXDATA. Here are the current spacs of amiga. 2MB Chip RAM Original rom (3.o - i think) Wbench 3.0 020 processor, 200mb hard drive, nothing fancy but it's gettin' there. Andrew I wrote in my last post: > Hi, > > Well as you probiblay guessed from the subject of this post, I am looking to > fit a laptop PC's PCMCIA CDROM drive into the PCMCIA slot on my A1200. > > I haven't got any software to let the amiga know that the drive is actually > there. So I was also wondrering - if it was possible to fit it, where I > could get the neccicary software from. > > This is becasue it seems a REAL shame to spend �50 - �70 to buy one with an > IDE interface. > > ---------------------------------------- > Andrew, > ---------------------------------------- > Visit my ever-evolving website @ > http://www.computers39.fsnet.co.uk > --------------------------------------- > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 07/03/2001 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 07/03/2001
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 10174c,63d792ca5e7fb53c X-Google-Attributes: gid10174c,public X-Google-Thread: 103f72,63d792ca5e7fb53c X-Google-Attributes: gid103f72,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-25 14:10:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!news-xfer.nuri.net!feeder.kornet.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!ldn-newsfeed.speedport.net!newsfeed.speedport.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!newspost.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: "AW3452" <andrew_wain@computers39.fsnet.co.uk> Newsgroups: amiga.hardware,alt.amiga Subject: Re: Can I use an A1200 with a PCMCIA CDROM from a PC? Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:05:40 +0100 Lines: 51 Message-ID: <99lq66$abn$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-299.ekto.dialup.pol.co.uk X-Trace: news7.svr.pol.co.uk 985558022 10615 62.137.161.43 (25 Mar 2001 22:07:02 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 25 Mar 2001 22:07:02 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400