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[Ron Clarke <ariadne AT ausreg.com>]

Hi Folks,

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:20:38 +1300
3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Ron Clarke wrote:
> >
> > I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, '486, 75 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 
> 
> Great machine.  I've got two of those.
> 
> > but without a network card.
> 
> Old PCMCIA network cards are cheap.  The wide ones (with
> both BNC and UTP sockets) regularly sell for less than $5
> (including dongle).  I've got three (one cost me just $1)
> and they all work great with the built-in PCMCIA driver
> in BL3.

   I have no idea where to get one here in Oz. It's not a priority, but I 
have been looking.

>> I have run it with a dial-up account using a serial modem
> 
> External or PCMCIA?

   External - the 56 k modem that I was using for my other (main) machine, 
just to prove that it was working.
But now that I have "converted" to ADSL I will need a suitable ethernet card 
for the Toshiba Satellite if I ever need to get it on-line.  The biggest 
drawback with this machine (picked up for $10 Australian at a flea market) is 
that the battery simply won't hold a charge for more than 10 minutes - it has 
to be permanently plugged into the mains.

   But it runs in DOS and BL quite happily otherwise.

Regards,
         Ron

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Ron Clarke 
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