From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 11:26:12 EDT
On a 701 these integrated housings (even on IBM-produced PCMCIA
cards) can easily get in the way of the butterfly keyboard if
put in the top slot. If put in the bottom slot, they block
access to the top one.
Such a card is ... The IBM Home & Away Ethernet + (too slow)
faxmodem works in a 701 under Win95a, and supposedly Win95b (I
haven't tested this) but only with different firmware (you
know, with the diskette from IBM). So switching between
machines is a hassle. So is installation. But once you've
overcome the opposition, it gives excellent Ethernet, runs
reasonably cool, has an elegant but inobtrusive action LED and
is cheap, used. Disable the modem part in Windows so as to
keep maximum IRQs and ports free.
In article <00a101bffb5c$8172a340$fd41b4d8_at_davidreidmob>,
"David Reid" <dwreid_at_hiwaay.net> wrote:
>Thanks Shawn for the info. Yes, the "integrated" refers to the method by
>which this particular card is connected and thus the reason I like this one.
>Instead of dongles or an X-Jack type connection, it has a large housing at
>the back of the card which accepts the RJ 45. By the looks of it, it be
>preferred in the upper PCMCIA slot as the housing may block the upper slot
>if inserted in the lower.
>
>Thanks again
>
>dave
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