"Out of the ordinary" PC Card / PCMCIA cards to use in 2025?

Sajjo · Jul 9, 2025

itsmemario1 said: ↑

Sound pretty much like cars.
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Indeed...
I noticed following:
The software Copyright 1999
F1 was in production 1992–1998
The Compaq LTE 5280 was released early 1996

Hm...

DimitrisB · Mar 8, 2026

itsmemario1 said: ↑

I unearthed my Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 Mk.III, added 8GB of ram and a SSD, to install Windows 11.

I added a PCIe Card to add USB 3.0 to it and now I wonder what kind of freaky PCMCIA cards might be still out ther that might add some nerdy features to the toughbook

I do already have a PCMCIA Card with FireWirePorts and a PCMCIA Modem as well as a 32GB-flash drive in CF format and a IBM microdrive. The Toughbook does have a SD-Card reader.

Ive found expensive PCMCIA to VGA adapters, but I cant seem to find some kind of list or "nerdy blog" regarding such cards. Maybe you have something "out of the ordinary" in terms of PC Card / PCMCIA cards, that would add some "freaky" things to a laptop?
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You could get a DVB-T tuner and watch TV. I recommend Pinnacle or AVerMedia cards, but be wary as they can get expensive.

"Out of the ordinary" PC Card / PCMCIA cards to use in 2025?

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