Re: PCMCIA Advice?

[Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>]

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ah dribble!

I really should read ALL the messages before I respond. Sorry to cut in
Andy


Calum

andy.powell@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
> 25/09/2000 17:06
> Please respond to ukha_d
>
>
>         To:     <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: [ukha_d] PCMCIA Advice?
>
> Sorry about the fragmented messages...
>
> >Ah...right.  What is Cardbus anyway?
>
> Q: What is the difference between a CardBus card and the PC Card
>
> A: CardBus is an extension of the latest PCMCIA standard. It is
derived
> from the PCI architecture popular in desktops. This means that CardBus
is
> capable of 32-bit, 33Mhz operation, and utilizes bus-mastering. The PC
> Cards being sold today are 16-bit adapters patterned on the older ISA
> architecture used in desktops. The CardBus architecture lends itself
to
> much higher throughput when used in high-bandwidth applications, such
as
> high-speed networking.
>
>
> Q: What is the difference between the RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100
and
> the RealPort Ethernet 10/100?
>
> A: The RBE-100 is a 32-bit Integrated PC Card which has higher
> performance, uses less power and includes power management advantages
over
> the RE-100. The RBE-100 provides higher throughput with its 32-bit
> bus-mastering architecture which increases the data transfer speeds
> between the notebook and the network without burdening the PC's
processor.
> It brings PCI-based performance to your CardBus-equipped notebook in
both
> 10Mbps and 100Mbps network environments. CardBus 32-bit PC Cards (like
the
> RBE-100) deliver up to 80Mbps networking speeds, while 16-bit PC Cards
> (like the RE-100) deliver a maximum of 20Mbps.
>
>
> A.
>
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