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Have a Type I slot, type II card. Anything I can do?
Hello all! I just received a notebook (IBM Thinkpad 560). Mine broke
and I will be using this for a bit until I can get me a new one. I guess it has a type I pcmcia slot because my wireless card will not fit into it. There wouldn't happen to be a way I can still use it? Maybe an adapter or maybe I can take the old pcmcia type ii slot out of my broken laptop and put it in this one? But I guess I should ask first is will Windows 95 support wireless network anyway? I could probably upgrade to Win98 but I think that might bog it down. It has a P133 & 40MB of ram. Thank you for any help you can give on this. |
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Have a Type I slot, type II card. Anything I can do?
"bryantyler" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all! I just received a notebook (IBM Thinkpad 560). Mine broke and I will be using this for a bit until I can get me a new one. I guess it has a type I pcmcia slot because my wireless card will not fit into it. There wouldn't happen to be a way I can still use it? Maybe an adapter or maybe I can take the old pcmcia type ii slot out of my broken laptop and put it in this one? But I guess I should ask first is will Windows 95 support wireless network anyway? I could probably upgrade to Win98 but I think that might bog it down. It has a P133 & 40MB of ram. Thank you for any help you can give on this. Just keep the machine as it is and save your money for a new one |
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Have a Type I slot, type II card. Anything I can do?
Win 95 will NOT support a wireless network.
-- DaveW ---------------- "bryantyler" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all! I just received a notebook (IBM Thinkpad 560). Mine broke and I will be using this for a bit until I can get me a new one. I guess it has a type I pcmcia slot because my wireless card will not fit into it. There wouldn't happen to be a way I can still use it? Maybe an adapter or maybe I can take the old pcmcia type ii slot out of my broken laptop and put it in this one? But I guess I should ask first is will Windows 95 support wireless network anyway? I could probably upgrade to Win98 but I think that might bog it down. It has a P133 & 40MB of ram. Thank you for any help you can give on this. |
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Have a Type I slot, type II card. Anything I can do?
bryantyler wrote:
Hello all! I just received a notebook (IBM Thinkpad 560). Mine broke and I will be using this for a bit until I can get me a new one. I guess it has a type I pcmcia slot because my wireless card will not fit into it. There wouldn't happen to be a way I can still use it? If it cant fit in? I doubt it somehow. But I guess I should ask first is will Windows 95 support wireless network anyway? I could probably upgrade to Win98 but I think that might bog it down. It has a P133 & 40MB of ram. 98 would run masses more software than 95, and will run passably on a 133, just about. But it is slower than 95. And 40M isnt exactly generous with 98, you'll be stuck to running 2 or 3 apps at a time before it bogs down. There is an interesting compromise, 98 lite. This is 98 with 95's explorer and various unnecessary services removed. So I get the feeling either you can live with what youve got or time for a newer machine. These oldies have valid apps, but as general purpose desktop machines they're ever just scraping by. NT |
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Have a Type I slot, type II card. Anything I can do?
bryantyler wrote: Hello all! I just received a notebook (IBM Thinkpad 560). Mine broke and I will be using this for a bit until I can get me a new one. I guess it has a type I pcmcia slot because my wireless card will not fit into it. There wouldn't happen to be a way I can still use it? Maybe an adapter or maybe I can take the old pcmcia type ii slot out of my broken laptop and put it in this one? If you want to find a compatible wireless card, try EBAY. But I guess I should ask first is will Windows 95 support wireless network anyway? I could probably upgrade to Win98 but I think that might bog it down. It has a P133 & 40MB of ram. 98 will be OK, just don't try win2k unless you can get gobs more ram. Even then, win2k would work, but it'd be a slug. One question, before you consider upgrading: do you have a working CDROM drive with that laptop? If you don't, installing a new OS is a pain. |
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Have a Type I slot, type II card. Anything I can do?
About your slot type question.....NOPE, nothing short of buying a type
I card...shisty deal |
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