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- From: grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III)
- Subject: Re: PCMCIA slot in Toshiba 3300SL
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.132656.9670@cis.ohio-state.edu>
- Sender: news@cis.ohio-state.edu (NETnews )
- Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
- References: <wHJiqB2w164w@cellar.org> <1992Sep4.002716.17247@panix.com> <1992Sep4.043226.9478@cis.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:26:56 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep4.043226.9478@cis.ohio-state.edu> grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep4.002716.17247@panix.com> schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster) writes:
- >>In article <wHJiqB2w164w@cellar.org> stencil@cellar.org (Stencil) writes:
- >>>grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III) writes:
- >>>
- >>>>
- >>>> Does anyone know of any non-modem devices for the Toshiba PCMCIA slot?
- >>>
- >>>
- >>>I am curious also. Is there any third-party support for this interface yet?
- >>
- >>I got a less-than-useful reply on Toshiba's forum on CompuServe.
- >>I asked if the memory and modem slots were any different. They told me
- >>a PCMCIA slot is a PCMCIA slot is a PCMCIA slot. So I asked, can I plug
- >>a second RAM card into the modem slot? NO clear answer ... something about
- >>firmware support ... and I stopped pursuing this avenue.
- >>
- >
- >It's almost torture for someone to beat around the bush like that (w/
- >regards to the PCMCIA modem slot supporting RAM or such). Imagine a
- >2mb+16mb+16mb 3300SL.
- >
- >"Hey, how much memory you got in that little guy, mister?"
- >"Oh, 34 meg". :)
- >
- >Not on my salary. The only 16meg card I've seen is VERY expensive. <<drool>>
-
- News flash: from the newest price list on the Toshiba BBS, the 16 meg
- card is a mere $3599!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch. At that price the computer
- is an accessory for the RAM card. When I made the joke above, my idea
- of expensive was the $1500+ prices I had seen in Computer Shopper.
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- Golden Richard III OSU Dept. of Computer and Information Science
- grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu (614) 292-0056
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