X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to opendos-bounces using -f Message-ID: <000c01c199a2$545cbcc0$af32ed18@anchorageak.net> From: "johnross" To: Subject: PCMCIA drivers for DR-DOS Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 21:45:01 -0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C19956.E4212860" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C19956.E4212860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I asked Matthias in a private e-mail if he knew how IBM's PC DOS 7/2000 = PCMCIA drivers compared to the Card Soft drivers IBM favored with my = laptop? IBM Thinkpad 380XD, US Robotics model XJ4336 Megahertz 33.6 PC = Card Modem, and Megahertz model XJ10BT or XJ10BC PCMCIA Ethernet 10 Mbps = LAN Adapter. His response was he'd used Award's CardWare (which is a DPMS client and = therefore very recommendable for DR-DOS) with a Toshiba notebook he = previously owned. He states Award was purchased by Phoenix and Card Ware = was sold to another corporation. I found on the OpenDOS Mail Archives dated 2001/03/10 his message, = 00a901c0a9e4$84d58fc0$0708e289 AT mpaul, . In it Matthias states the = version he used was 2.5. Evidently he was aware of a version 5.0 and = CardControl also; cited in an earlier paragraph of the message. I clicked on the link listed for Award and found a note on the Phoenix = webpage that CardWare was sold to Unicore Software, Inc. See = http://www.unicore.com/products/ . I am familiar with Unicore's LBA Pro = BIOS extender card for seamless intergration of a secondary BIOS for LBA = support. I purchased one for use on my 1st PC, a Compaq Prolinea 486DX, = years ago. I was mildly surprised and pleased to "discover" this firm is = offering CardWare for DOS/Windows version 6.0.012 Unicore lists the = software for US $69.95 plus $9.95 shipping. Shipping to Canada $25, = outside US $35.=20 See = http://www.unicore.com/techsupport/cardware/documentation/CWdw6_ug.pdf = for the User Guide for the version 6.0 software. Note this appears to be = a version 5.0 booklet with a new (version 6.0) cover. This link lists = Unicore's upgrade policies for CardWare = http://www.tssc.de/web/policies.htm . I am not connected in any fashion with Unicore or their affiliates. The = information is offered to DOS users wanting data regarding CardWare. I = presume others will be interested in the same information I sought. Are there any mailing list subscribers using CardWare PCMCIA drivers? = Does use of CardSoft drivers negate the requirement for separate drivers = for the PC cards themselves? I'm probably most interested experience with version 6.0+ since Unicore = Software, Inc. or TouchStone Software Corp don't seem to support earlier = versions. I note users may obtain a 40% discounted upgrade for software = less than a year old. If the software is over 1 year old, full purchase = price is required for an upgrade.=20 Users can obtain a 15 day evaluation version or purchase the software at = http://www.tssc.de/products/cwdos/cardware_dos.htm . This link lists = supported PC Card Adapters = http://www.tssc.de/download/docs/List%20of%20Supported%20Controller%20Chi= ps.pdf and this one lists supported PC Cards = http://www.tssc.de/download/docs/List%20of%20Tested%20PC%20Cards.pdf . Many thanks, John =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C19956.E4212860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I asked Matthias in a private e-mail if he knew how IBM's PC DOS = 7/2000=20 PCMCIA drivers compared to the Card Soft drivers IBM favored with my = laptop? IBM=20 Thinkpad 380XD, US Robotics model XJ4336 Megahertz 33.6 PC Card Modem, = and=20 Megahertz model XJ10BT or XJ10BC PCMCIA Ethernet 10 Mbps LAN = Adapter.

His response was he'd used Award's CardWare (which is a DPMS client = and=20 therefore very recommendable for DR-DOS) with a Toshiba notebook he = previously=20 owned. He states Award was purchased by Phoenix and Card Ware was sold = to=20 another corporation.

I found on the OpenDOS Mail Archives dated 2001/03/10 his message, = 00a901c0a9e4$84d58fc= 0$0708e289 AT mpaul,=20 . In it Matthias states the version he used was 2.5. Evidently he = was=20 aware of a version 5.0 and CardControl also; cited in an earlier = paragraph of=20 the message.

I clicked on the link listed for Award and found a note on the = Phoenix=20 webpage that CardWare was sold to Unicore Software, Inc. See http://www.unicore.com/products= / .=20 I am familiar with Unicore's LBA Pro BIOS extender card for seamless=20 intergration of a secondary BIOS for LBA support. I purchased one for = use on my=20 1st PC, a Compaq Prolinea 486DX, years ago. I was mildly surprised and = pleased=20 to "discover" this firm is offering CardWare for DOS/Windows version = 6.0.012=20 Unicore lists the software for US $69.95 plus $9.95 shipping. Shipping = to Canada=20 $25, outside US $35.

See http://www.unicore.com/techsupport/cardware/documentation/CWdw6_ug= .pdf for=20 the User Guide for the version 6.0 software. Note this appears to = be a=20 version 5.0 booklet with a new (version 6.0) cover. This link lists = Unicore's upgrade policies for CardWare http://www.tssc.de/web/polic= ies.htm .

I am not connected in any fashion with Unicore or their affiliates. = The=20 information is offered to DOS users wanting data regarding CardWare. I = presume=20 others will be interested in the same information I sought.

Are there any mailing list subscribers using CardWare PCMCIA = drivers? Does=20 use of CardSoft drivers negate the requirement for separate drivers for = the PC=20 cards themselves?

I'm probably most interested experience with version=20 6.0+ since Unicore Software, Inc. or TouchStone Software Corp = don't=20 seem to support earlier versions. I note users may obtain a 40% = discounted=20 upgrade for software less than a year old. If the software is over = 1 year=20 old, full purchase price is required for an upgrade.

Users can obtain a 15 day evaluation version or purchase the = software=20 at http://www.ts= sc.de/products/cwdos/cardware_dos.htm .=20 This link lists supported PC Card Adapters http://www.tssc.de/download/docs/List%20of%20Supported%20= Controller%20Chips.pdf and=20 this one lists supported PC Cards http://www.tssc.de/download/docs/List%20of%20Tested%20PC%20Cards.pdf= .

Many thanks,

John

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