Unfortunately, the compatibility issues are much more complex of the three series of G3 PowerBooks, Magma have only been able to get their chasses working on two. The only range I am aware of which work on PowerBooks at all is from Magma. Even using an ASIO driver, the VXPocket has a latency of 46 milliseconds, making it impossible to use for overdubbing unless you monitor your overdub instrument independently of your Mac.Īlthough a much bulkier (and more expensive) option, you will get much better performance on a G3 PowerBook from a PCI expansion chassis. But sadly, as a means of multitracking and overdubbing audio, it is less than ideal. The sound quality of the card is also excellent - if you're recording in the field or collecting sounds for later use, there is no better solution. It does give you up to 24-bit I/O with ASIO drivers in both balanced analogue and S/PDIF formats.
Their stereo VXPocket is the only shipping PCMCIA card which works on all the G3 PowerBooks (Wall Street, Lombard and Pismo series). Sadly, the only game in town in the PCMCIA card stakes so far is made by French manufacturer Digigram.
The most obvious of these is the PCMCIA slot, which shares many of the same characteristics as PCI. G3 PowerBooks, although not capable of taking a PCI card directly, do offer various other ways of expanding their audio capabilities without turning to USB.
