Author: Jamie Webb Date: To: hampshire Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Where to buy an old PCMCIA NIC?
On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 08:40:05PM -0500, Andy Random wrote: >
> Hi,
>
> A friend has asked me the best place to pick up a PCMCIA network card for
> an old laptop.
>
> He'd ideally like a shop somewhere in the Southampton/Portsmouth area, but
> I guess online would do.
>
> The key point is that the laptop is 6+ years old (and running Windows
> 98... yes, yes I know:) and while he doesn't know exactly what it will or
> won't support he's concerned that if he buys a brand new card the laptop
> will refuse to talk to it.
IIRC the only thing to worry about should be 16-bit original PCMCIA
vs. 32-bit Cardbus, but the latter has been about for more than 6
years. I think it was introduced shortly after PCI.
I found a 16-bit card at Maplin a couple of years ago, when no-one
else seemed to have any (to use in a 486...). Don't know if they still
do them.
