SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide
10-3
PCMCIA Interface
Introduction to PCMCIA
Because PCMCIA cards and the PCMCIA interface in your
SPARCbook are designed to an industry standard, you can easily move
cards between different computers. Some of the devices available on
PCMCIA cards are:
•
Memory cards
These include FLASH, SRAM and combined FLASH and
SRAM cards. PCMCIA memory cards cannot be used to expand
the main memory of your SPARCbook but should be viewed as
a form of solid state hard disk. You can access the data on a
PCMCIA memory card by mounting the card on your file
system.
•
Modem and Fax/Modem cards
These include a wide range of cards which can be used to equip
a SPARCbook 3000 with a modem or can be used with a
SPARCbook 3 if you are traveling in territories where the
built-in modem cannot be connected to the public telephone
network.
•
Interface cards
These include network interface, scanner interface, and frame
grabber cards.
•
Hard disk drives
These include a range of different capacity products suitable for
filesystem use which can be formatted and mounted like a
conventional drive. These are particularly useful for rapid
system configuration or for software distribution.
You should consult your supplier for information about the PCMCIA
cards available for your SPARCbook.
Note
Many PCMCIA cards are supplied with software and instructions which assume they are
to be used with a PC or PS/2 compatible computer. Follow the instructions given in this
guide and in the NCE User Guide (see “Associated Documents” on page -xix), on how to
install and configure a PCMCIA card to operate with your SPARCbook.
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