PowerBook 1400 booting from compact flash

This is my PowerBook 1400c/133 booting from a 1GB AGFA Photo high speed (80x) compact flash card installed with a PCMCIA adaptor. It works very well and feels about as fast as the original hard drive that it replaced, and of course the machine now runs silently.

[@paulspydar]

I have just got a 1400 and no nothing about it, it boots up ok (in spanish :-( ) can you please tell me wher e to get the compact flashcard & adapter ? and what to ask for ? please, also shouldnt i be able to change the language to enlish? or do i need a fresh OS install? anyone else that can help me with these? or anything 1400 related please PM me.. thanks all...

[@MacPhantom]

The PB 1400 line was announced in 1996 USB was yet to be specified first in 1998 and come to the computer way after that.

[@CharlesP2009]

Too bad the PC card didn't give you a speed boost too, those old hard drives were so slow.

[@ZeroGDucks]

Awesome! I was given a 2GB PCMCIA hard disk as a gift with my G3 Lombard. It's just as big as my 1400c's hard drive. Great idea to use it to boot the computer! It takes virtually all noise out.

[@MoonThriller]

I have one of these lol. Anyone know how much its worth?

[@Shadowstrom]

ah so you got one at long last so that was the great experiment you were telling me about

[@HikikomoriDev]

lol that eject sound was epic.

[@WelcometoVideoCity]

I am wondering if this would work with a usb card with an external device

[@ianbakke]

No you cannot boot a powerbook from usb. Even if you have a USB PC Card and an external storage device.

[@damo3565]

Mah uncle found 2 of em

[@randywatson8347]

gonna try it on my ibm ps/2 E