Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Re: [BLUG] available and wanted equipment

>> If anyone has a spare or old wireless PCMIA card lying around, I would
>> be happy to pick it up from you.  I can't seem to get the built-in
>> wireless working on my laptop so I'm looking for a Linux-friendly card
>> that I could get running a couple of minutes.
>
> If the machine has USB 2.0 ports, you may also be able to use a USB
> wireless card. Note that is *only* if it is USB 2.0, as all the modern
> USB cards I've seen do not work with USB 1.1.


I didn't see the original message but I have a PCMCIA wan card that I
will part with. Send me an email and you can have it.


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Re: [BLUG] available and wanted equipment

On Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 04:36:47PM -0500, Colvard, Christopher James wrote:
> I have a Digital VT510-C2 terminal with keyboard that I'm looking to
> place in a good home. Also available is a non-functional HP desktop if
> anyone wants it for parts.

Man, if I had a place to put it, I would be all over that VT510. I let
my old Beehive dumb terminal go a few years back. The VT510 is the best
a terminal can get, the peak of perfection.

> If anyone has a spare or old wireless PCMIA card lying around, I would
> be happy to pick it up from you. I can't seem to get the built-in
> wireless working on my laptop so I'm looking for a Linux-friendly card
> that I could get running a couple of minutes.

If the machine has USB 2.0 ports, you may also be able to use a USB
wireless card. Note that is *only* if it is USB 2.0, as all the modern
USB cards I've seen do not work with USB 1.1.

Cheers,
Steven Black

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