I have a CCD astronomical camera that must attach to the computer via either a full size PCMCIA cards or the narrower Express Card.Can I use either with a new MacBook Pro? Does apple sell this hardware? Thank you.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
To make my question clearer, the device interfaces with a parallel port. That are no parallel ports anymore and that is why I need those Cards. Any help please?
The Macbook Pro has an SDXC card slot only. Your best bet would probably be a PCMCIA to USB adaptor, if such a thing exists (looking on Amazon it doesn't look promising - mostly it seems to be adaptors to provide USB slots to a computer which has a PCMCIA slot).
You would need a Thunderbolt expansion chassis that can accept the required type of card. Be sure to check with the vendor that the particular card you want to use is compatible. Even if it is, you may not be able to find OS X drivers for the device. In that case, you'd have to install Windows, either via Boot Camp or in a virtual machine. That's another set of compatibility hurdles you'll have to clear.
It would almost certainly end up being cheaper and easier to buy an old PC with a built-in serial port and the old version of Windows that this camera was probably designed for.
I have a CCD astronomical camera that must attach to the computer via either a full size PCMCIA cards or the narrower Express Card.Can I use either with a new MacBook Pro? Does apple sell this hardware? Thank you.
