EP 0978045 A1 20000209 - COMPUTER INTERFACE APPARATUS
Title (en)
COMPUTER INTERFACE APPARATUS
Title (de)
RECHNERSCHNITTSTELLENGERÄT
Title (fr)
INTERFACE D'ORDINATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9702132 W 19970807
- GB 9616812 A 19960809
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2316202A] A computer interface apparatus is selectably connectable to a PCMCIA PC-Card interface or a parallel port interface of a computer system. In the preferred embodiment, selection is achieved simply by the user choosing the correct cable for connecting to the computer. When the correct cable is connected to the apparatus, the cable causes the apparatus to configure itself to operate with either the parallel or PC-Card port as appropriate. In this preferred embodiment, the apparatus provides a connection to an ATAPI mass storage device, such as tape drives, CD ROM drives and hard drives, although any device for the mass storage of data provided with any other interface, such as SCSI, may be accommodated.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 13/387 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9807096A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 2316202 A 19980218; GB 9616812 D0 19960925; AU 3856597 A 19980306; EP 0978045 A1 20000209; JP 2001502081 A 20010213; TW 358914 B 19990521; WO 9807096 A1 19980219
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9616812 A 19960809; AU 3856597 A 19970807; EP 97935668 A 19970807; GB 9702132 W 19970807; JP 50948898 A 19970807; TW 85110057 A 19960817