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Re: [BL] 486 Laptops/Gmail on BL (was: USB modem and wireless<blah>)

From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
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Subject: Re: [BL] 486 Laptops/Gmail on BL (was: USB modem and wireless<blah>)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:51:35 +1300

Ron Clarke wrote:
>
> None of his cards would fit into my old Toshiba Satellite.

Sounds like CardBus card (gold strip with a row of pimples).

> He suggested that as his cards were all PCMCIA II (2 ?), that
> I would need a PCMCIA I (1) profile card. I didn't know that !
> I am not even convinced it is true.

Standard PCMCIA cards (sometimes called PCcard) will work
in your Toshiba. CardBus cards (newer, fancier) will not.

Cheers,
Steven

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