I liked the looks of those dual PC-cards, and their apparent robustness. My
Toshiba notebook took 4 PC cards and would allow me to use my SCSI adapter
with two PC cards already in the system. My WInbook, however, has only two
PC-card slots, and it's often enough that I do need the SCSI adapter, but need
one but not both of the two functions. That's why I bought separate PC cards.
The modem in the Toshiba was a PC Card with that "X-Jack" that worked pretty
well, but one always worried about breaking it. The dongles are just as
fragile, however.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 6:35 PM
Subject: Xircom NICs (was RE: OT: DELL SUCKS! Re: PC Gamer, best 50 classic
games issue?)
>
> --- David Woyciesjes <DAW_at_yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> I wrote:
> > ! >as-is 3c589 NICs... for $5, but no dongle... a Xircom PS-CEM-28
> > ! >(also no dongles).
> >
> > Well, I have the Xircom 10/100 & 56k modem combo card, that has the
> > actual jacks buit into it. No dongles to worry about :-P
>
> It's a nice card. I have one, but it has a problem... it's CardBus,
> not PCMCIA - 32-bit vs 16-bit. Since I have machines like a PS/2-E
> (quad PCMCIA), I have use for more than one NIC in a machine (I did
> put 4 3C589s in it for use as a router on a development LAN at a small
> start-up company I worked at last year - saved the company a bunch - got
> laid off anyway - took my toys and went home).
>
> -ethan
>
>
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Received on Sun Jan 13 2002 - 21:01:52 GMT