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Old 09-29-2009, 07:55 AM
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Re: Upgrading an old IBM ThinkPad for use in Car
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Originally Posted by toviaheli View Post
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Thanks for the feedback. I've done some more research. this old notebook pc is not pcmcia. It has two 16bit pc cards. I believe the card slots have to be 32-bit in order to support usb2.

Are there any other options for connecting a touch pro? Is there some kind of conversion from usb to ? that will allow the two devices to communicate?
Nah you're out of luck, that thinkpad is too old to be useful for any current PDA/GPS projects TBH.
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