[CQ-Contest] PCMCIA serial ports

[Ken.Silverman at zool.AirTouch.COM]

Ken Silverman at AIRTOUCH
12/11/97 01:25 PM

Here are some copies of old postings that will give you some good info.
Not many people stock PCMCIA cards... but there are a number of
sources in the Silicon Valley.

73, Kenny K2KW



Attached is some info from K2TW if you want to purchase a dual card.  I
have other sources, but this source has a cheaper price for the same unit.
For a single serial port, try DATACOMM Warehouse    800-328-2261, for the
Fujitsu card at $79.95 (I have one)

Only thing to watch out for on the dual cards is the software (and true for
new single
port cards too).  Since the
dual cards came out recently, the software development may be focused on
Win 95.  If you are DOS based, it may be a problem.  I noticed a few cards
that said they had DOS software if you asked.  Others only mentioned that
they were Win 95.
Kenny


Made a few calls to see who has what in the way of a 2-port laptop
serial card. I settled on a 2-port Silicom (that's not a typo) unit p/n
SLS2S-H from A+ Computing (1-800-878-1354) for $175. Other prices ranged
from 179 for a one-port board to 249 for a 2-port board.
They confirmed that the ports can be assigned IRQ 3-7 and 9-12 so it
should work ok with CT. Once I get it I'll provide some info on how it
works.
Thanks to KH7U for the lead which pointed me to these folks.
73 de Tom K2TW           tjwall at worldnet.att.net

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As for the Socket Serial I/O card, I may have ordered the wrong model.
They have a "ruggedized Serial I/O card" (SLO707-078) that definitely does
support DOS (and OS/2 as well), so I'm going to change my order.  The
ruggedized model has a much sturdier dustproof external connector than a
typical PC Card.

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