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Subject: Re: ISA to PCMCIA ?
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On Sat, 4 Sep 2004 00:24:25 +0100
Aidan Saunders <aidan.saunders@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've got an old 486 box with only ISA slots.  I'm looking at getting
> an ISA to PCMCIA card and using a wireless PCMCIA card to build a
> wireless access point.
> 
> Does anyone have a ISA to PCMCIA card running under FreeBSD?  If so,
> I'd love to hear what hardware you are using.  Otherwise, what are
> the chances of this working?  I didn't find anything relevant in the
> hardware compatibility guide.

AFAIK all of them are the same. I use to have on on a old FreeBSD 4.4
box with a 56k modem in it.
 
> Also, assuming ISA to PCMCIA works, a PCMCIA to USB card is of
> interest.  Again, any experiences of such or views on the likelihood
> of this working?

No clue.