Tom on Sat, 4 May 2002 08:54:43 -0400


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


What model number is it?  If it's a HP100LX or HP200LX it won't run Linux because it
has a 80186 in it.  If it's either of those models and no one else wants it I'd love
to have a backup for my HP200LX.

Tom

"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 :)
>
> > 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 :)
>
> > 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?
>
> > 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...
>
> Kyle
>
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