ian reinhart geiser on Fri, 3 May 2002 13:03:50 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] [Slightly OT] PCMCIA Network card


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On Friday 03 May 2002 12:46 pm, Kyle R . Burton wrote:
> > its the model that dosent have pcmcia right?  it just has that funky
> > usbish connector on the back like the japanese toshiba palmtop (i think
> > one was a a rippoff of  the other).  one of the profs at school had one
> > of them, it only ran japaneese windows 3.1 so it was pretty funky
>
> No, it has 2 pcmcia slots.  That's where I got the 3com 10/100 card :)
>
oh... hrm... i did not think they had them... i may have to check that out 
then.  I think I have a pcmcia card rolling arround here, so i would not need 
those, i think i even have a pcmcia wireless card, to make it extra geeky ;)

> > i suppose the hardest part about getting linux on it will be getting the
> > media on it.  afaik none of them ever came with a network card, they all
> > connected via that funky cable to the desktop computer.
>
> That's why it's not on there already :)
well if there is a network card via some dorking arround one could make a go 
of it...  i have never done a net install on a PC before, so it may be an 
adventure.
>
> > ill buy your dinner at the next LUG meeting, how is that?
>
> I doub't I'll be there -- how about buying dinner fro the speaker instead?
heh, sure.... granted i am the speaker ;)

>
> > i have nothing to do tomorrow save for clean the basement, so i would
> > love any excuse to get out of the house!
>
> Hrm...tomorrow is bad for me (leaving the house early [9am?] and not
> getting back untill probably midnight or later).  Sunday might work, but
> I'm not sure what my plans are for then...

hrm.. okay i guess i will clean the basement.  I am off this after-noon until 
4pm when my otherhalf has me going to some company party thing.  Sunday 
should be okay, so just shoot me a private email as to what ever is good for 
you.

let me know
- -ian reinhart geiser
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