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First post, by tikoellner

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Hey there,

I recently found some interesting device - Greystone Peripherials PCMCIA card reader, along with dedicated ribbon cables (three) and ISA adapter card.

Looks like the one listed here:

http://www.ebay.pl/itm/NEW-PCMCIA-CARD-READER … ls/300471202597

Does anybody know how to run this under DOS? I could not locate any drivers. Maybe some generic software would work?

Thank you for your advice!

Reply 1 of 3, by lolo799

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If it has the same PCMCIA chipset as the one in the auction, it should work with Cardsoft ssvia.exe driver.
Try running the tellme utility to see what it detects:
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Reply 2 of 3, by derSammler

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tikoellner wrote:

Does anybody know how to run this under DOS? I could not locate any drivers. Maybe some generic software would work?

This is an IDE device, so yes. The inserted card will be detected as an IDE hard disk. It has nothing to do with real PCMCIA controllers. For the latter, you need a card manager, socket services, filesystem drivers, and other stuff which is all complicated to use under DOS. And even then, not many cards will work (SRAM, Flash [no CF with adapter, only real flash cards], and some network/modem cards). I gave up using an ISA PCMCIA controller in one of my 486 - it was simply not worth the trouble.

Reply 3 of 3, by lolo799

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I have 2 ISA models that work in DOS, an I-O Data Carddock and a Ratoc REX-5051 with external enclosure:
file.php?id=35435&mode=view

Found those ISA PCMCIA adapters for sale on yahoo auctions:
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x493301186
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j441002142
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j400832517

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