Tom;
there are PCMCIA to USB adapters.
like this:
http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=3027&Item=MACUH276
That is if you have pcmcia slots in your laptop.
I don't know this vendor and it seems to be a mac site mainly.
I just did a quick search so you could see a picture of one.
you can also check ebay for "pcmcia to usb adapter".
A much faster solution and maybe cheaper, is to network the two computers
via ethernet. You will need a ethernet adapter (card) for the desktop and a
pcmcia network adapter card (NIC)
for the laptop, and a Cat 5 crossover cable to hook the two together.
If you get two 10/100 Base-T  speed nics you can transfer data very rapidly.
It is also possible to connect via serial or parallel ports, but that is
painfully slow.

<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom McCoy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:38 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Xircom USB


> I recently purchased a new Xircom USB-to-USB adapter/connector to
> establish a link between my notebook and desktop, only to discover
> that my notebook doesn't have a USB port.  It does, however, have all
> the other port connections and they are all available.  Is there a simple
> solution - an adapter - that will allow me to use this hardware?

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