[lug] PCIMCA Modem Cards

[carl.wagner at level3.com]

A good resource for Linux on laptops is:

   http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/

Carl.

"Robert L. Harris" wrote:
> 
> PCMCIA supports almost all of the "standard" pcmcia cards out there.  I
> put debian on my P200 with a 3com MegaHertz NIC and it's working great
> right out of the box.
> 
> Robert
> 
> Thus spake John Edwards (harkerii at sprintmail.com):
> 
> >
> >       Ok, I have a friend from work, who would like me to load Linux on his
> > laptop, so he can get a better feel for UNIX.  Being close enough, it'll
> > give him something to fool around with.
> >       Anyway, one thing he doesn't want to loose, is the ability to get on the
> > Internet with it.
> >       His laptop is a bit old (Don't know exactly what the processor is, but it
> > runs Win95 fine).
> >       The main question is, will Linux be able to make use of the PCIMCA modem
> > card?  I know there has been some work done with these (and, to be honest,
> > I haven't tried to connect with my own laptop yet), but I haven't heard if
> > it was necessary to have windows to use them.
> >       Thanks in advance, for any answers.
> >
> >
> > John Edwards
> > If Life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car
> > and objects in the rear-view window may appear closer
> > han they are.                                  Meatloaf
> >
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