G4 Titanium 1GHz needs PCMCIA card

Doing video work and need more firewire ports. Recommended a Lacie card. Need to know if it will fit. Emailed Lacie. Has anyone here installed a PCMCIA card into the G4 and where are the instructions.
thanks

Hi again,
I am using Avid Xpress Pro Mojo for video editing. This is what they are recommending.
Just had a quick looksee at Avid's website. In the system requirements page they list numerous different cards for PC Systems (I am assuming this is what they refered to when recommending PC Cards, as PCs hardly ever come with FireWire ports - especially PC notebooks):
http://www.avid.com/products/xpressprohd/specs.asp
You'll notice that no PC Cards are required for Macs as they have firewire ports as standard. Therefore, if you need to connect more than one peripheral which only has one firewire port, a firewire hub should do the job for you.
I should point out that I am not a video expert... it's all Greek to me
If you are still doubtful, give Avid a call, tell them that you are using a Mac and see what they say.

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I have recently bought a macbook pro and love it but I need a way of using my company vodafone 3G PCMCIA card on the move. Do you know of a compatible USB card holder I can slide the vodafone 3G card into or a 3G mobile solution that fits the funny express card slot (that is available in the UK for me to use). How are all of you making out who used a vodafone 3G card with a G4 15" powerbook like I did now you own a macbook pro?
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