Re: [NTLK] 2 slot PCMCIA eMate

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Fri Apr 09 2004 - 07:25:01 PDT


Jon Glass wrote:
> I'm a bit confused.... I thought the eMate PC card slot was a type III?
> Doesn't a type III mean it is actually two type IIs stacked? I thought
> a type II slot could hold two type II cards? How did I get to be so
> wrong on this? My PB 1400 can handle two type II cards or one type III.

Type III is double the height of a Type II, but still only uses one connector.

So the end of a type III card would look like this (ASCII drawing:)

               TOP of card
--------------------------------------
| | <- nothing
| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: | <- pins
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