on 23/10/04 00:51, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The National Enquirer reports at 4:35 PM -0400 10/22/04, Laurent > Daudelin wrote: > > <major snip> >> Based on my experience of many Newton users trying to find a compatible >> wireless card, I can say that no combo card had ever worked in a Newton. The >> design is apparently quite different to allow the card its 2 >> functionalities. Now, a Newton is no PowerBook but I guess your options >> would be to find a driver under 9 that would make the card work or try to >> find an older ORiNOCO or Wavelan card on eBay. > > I have no personal experience here, but I did run across advice a > year or two ago that said at all cost, avoid the current "a/b" combo > card (if my memory serves me well, that was in regard to the > Wallstreet)l. I tend to think that there were some good reasons for > that advice. > >> As you have experienced, the >> standard Apple AirPort software won't recognize the card under OS 9... > > What am I missing here? I am shocked at some of the people whose > advice I regard highly, making this statement? Oh, wait a minute, if > Laurent above is referring specifically to the Orinoco a/b card, I > won't disagree at all. But if like another poster earlier, he was > referring to the Orinoco cards as a whole, then I *know* that's wrong.
I was referring to the combo card as I personally tried an ORiNOCO card successfully in the past with a Wallstreet running 9.2.2 without any driver besides the standard AirPort software. Sorry, I should have made myself clear... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] drone n.: Ignorant sales or customer service personnel in computer or electronics superstores. Characterized by a lack of even superficial knowledge about the products they sell, yet possessed of the conviction that they are more competent than their hacker customers. Usage: "That video board probably sucks, it was recommended by a drone at Fry's" In the year 2000, their natural habitats include Fry's Electronics, Best Buy, and CompUSA. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
