But isn't that because those platforms are what they already have
drivers for? I understand that were this to work, it'd have to
be developed literally from the ground up. The question isn't
initially from a software perspective, but rather can the hardware
even communicate? IF it can, then at least the dream of it happening
isn't totally lost. I know, realistically, it probably won't ever
happen. But then again, realistically, it was never thought that
we'd lose the dongle or have ATA access.
John
> > And who knows whether we could get the Newt and
> > card to communicate to each other as well. A short while back
> > I tried to find a PCMCIA audio card. Either I wasn't looking
> > in the right place or they just aren't a popular item. I
> > did find this little gem...
> In 1996 I had discussion with National Instruments
> (http://www.ni.com), the
> makers of PCMCIA ADC/DAC cards and other interfacing products
> regarding use
> of their cards in a Newton. The answer was very simple:
> As soon as the computer runs Windoze, MacOS or any X-thing and LabVIEW can
> be installed it will run the PCMCIA products too, provided that the card
> slot therefore is present. Any development for other platforms is very
> unlikely unless it is a really widespread thing. Palm is no
> option, because
> of the weak CPU and small memory.
> --
> With best regards / Viele Gruesse
>
> Marco Mailand
> http://slsbd.psi.ch/timing
>
>
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