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[Lee Forrest <lforrestster AT gmail.com>]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 04:32:59AM +0000, sindi keesan wrote:

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>I got the PCMCIA card working in Win98 after quite a few
>crashes. It is so old it won't recognize cardbus. A random
>search found a 13% signal strength and no usable signal but at
>least I know the hardware works before I try it in linux.

Good work. I thought it was hopeless.
 
> The laptop might work better near a window at the front of the
> house instead of on the kitchen table. My neighbor identified
> the source of the 13% signal.

Going to use someone else's connection without them knowing
about it? Or will they and you just think they don't? 8-))

> In 2007 or 2008 the county will be providing free (76K/sec)
> broadband, for all those people who can't afford cell phones
> and also land phones for dialup.

What county is that?

> And the university is eliminating free dialup in 2 weeks. Be
> prepared!

Got my Swiss Army Knife in my pocket.


Lee