Need USB on Laptop that only has 16-bit PCMCIA

[cyberjock045]

I have a Toshiba Libretto 50CT. It has a PCMCIA 16-bit slot, serial port, and printer port, and that's it. I need to get USB on this laptop. Even USB 1.1 would do. I have tried 32-bit PCMCIA to USB cards but no workie. So after buying 2 diffrent PCMCIA to USB cards I found out that the laptop has a 16-bit PCMCIA slot and all the PCMCIA to USB cards I can find are 32-bit cards. So I've started thinking, maybe I can find an adaptor from PCMCIA 16-bit to 32-bit (some sort of exteral device), but I've been unable to find such a product. Also I have a PCMCIA to SCSI that works great!... Maybe I can find a SCSI to USB adaptor. Not much luck there... The adaptors I found were to connect SCSI devices to the computer via USB, and the adaptor I would need sould connect USB devices to the computer via SCSI or PCMCIA (16-bit). Anyone got any brite ideas?

(BESIDES BY A NEW LAPTOP!)

 

[FlyingPenguin]

Ummm.... you need a new laptop (sorry).

 

[CrispyFried]

Ive never seen a 16 bit pcmcia to usb card either.

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: FlyingPenguin Ummm.... you need a new laptop (sorry).

Yep! 32-bit Cardbus slots have been standard in laptops for at least 5 years maybe more. Your Libretto is approaching museum status.

But here's a possible workaround. You might be able to find an old PCMCIA NIC. Link your old laptop to a desktop by Ethernet and maybe you can access the files on the desktop's USB and transfer them to your laptop?

 

[cyberjock045]

I just stumbled across something when you said use an old NIC. I have a 16-bit NIC for this laptop... What about using a USB Server Device?
This is what I found:
USB Server Device

 

[corkyg]

What device would you link to? The NIC is good -all you need is to connect to another machine that has USB support.