[ale] Ask Mr. RetroScience: PCMCIA I?/II?/III?

[Raylynn Knight]

On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 10:35, John Mills wrote:
> Matthew -
> 
> Your link proved very useful.
> 
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, John Mills wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Matthew Magee wrote:
> 
> > > Also, if you are having strange problems finding a driver that works, 
> > > check the version # on the card.  Sometimes they switch to a completely 
> > > different chip without changing model #s, just for kicks.
>  ... 
> > > Hope this link helps.
> > > http://www.wickle.com/weblog/index.php?p=49&more=1
> 
> The link led me to the Sourceforge 'acx100_pci' project and, most
> important, its README. That summary on support of both chip and product
> was quite negative and also warned that my card was probably _yet_another_
> (and unsupported) variant. The right answer: _all_ the pieces go home to
> the store.
> 
> Wireless around here can wait a while.
> 
Are you looking for a supported 16-bit 802.11B PC-Card for your
Toshiba?  I have a spare 40bit WEP RoamAbout card if your interesed

Ray Knight