Expansion chasis was Re: macs

[Sean]

The 200 dollar one i misquoted its specs a bit cause I didnt want to look
it up. *lol* its crossplatform and they have a model for both the desktop
and portables with a free pcmcia slot.

http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/dealmac2/
it has 2 builtin IDE controllers, 3-pci slots. 3 internal 3.5" bays, 2
5.25" bays, a 2-port usb hub and no processor overhead.

And it uses a proprietary "split-bridge" technology for data comm and as
far as I know it isnt compatible with Linux which kind of sucks.

125 for a docking station isnt too bad.





On 8 May 2001, Ben Pfaff wrote:

> [The topic had drifted over to expansion possibilities.]
>
> I just got a docking station for my new laptop, and I am struck
> by the enormous expansion possibilities.  The laptop itself has a
> pair of PCMCIA slots.  The docking station has:
>
> 	* Two more PCMCIA slots.
>
> 	* Room for two 5 1/4"-wide drives and an integrated IDE
>           controller.
>
> 	* Two ISA/PCI combo slots.
>
> 	* Dual USB.
>
> 	* An integrated Ethernet card (in addition to the
>           Fast Ethernet in the laptop itself).
>
> 	* Modem, though I can't seem to get it to work under
>           Linux (in addition to the modem in the laptop itself).
>
> 	* Speakers, game port, blah blah blah.
>
> This laptop + docking station is more expandable than a desktop!
> (And I'm only paying $125 for the docking station, got it from a
> friend.)
>