PCMCIA USB ports?

[Tod Merley]

On 9/10/06, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
> Hi there.
>
> I have an IBM T30 laptop. I'd like to use it as a file server, and
> attach a nice big external drive to it. The problem is, it has only USB
> 1.0, i.e., very slow.
>
> However, the laptop does have two PCMCIA slots, so I am wondering:
>
> - is there such a thing as a PCMCIA card with USB 2.0 ports that is
> supported by Ubuntu?
>
> - will the PCMCIA interface support a transfer rate as big as or bigger
> than USB 2.0? There's no point doing this if it doesn't.
>
> Regards, K.
>
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Hi Karl!

# A few
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=PCMCIA+card+with+USB+2.0+ports&hl=en&lr=&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=title

USB is pretty well supported.  Stay with the major brands (cheap and popular).

Good Hunting!

Tod