Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:53:39 -0500
From: "Maya Rushing Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: upgrades to a 70CT
Ken, you may have just solved one of my problems. I spent hours and hours
with Toshiba tech support when my Libretto was still only a few months old,
trying to get it to "talk" to my Satellite via infrared. They simply could
not make it work, and eventually blamed the fact that W98 and W95 use
different protocols for infrared (before I upgraded the Satellite to W98,
the two machines exchanged files beautifully). They told me that to make
the two machines communicate, I needed to upgrade the Libretto to W98, which
I couldn't do without major hassle because I wasn't willing to buy the
CD-ROM device (and I did try the direct cable connection, but after several
hours I decided it was just WAY too slow).
After that, I decided to network all three of our currently functioning
machines, but when I saw how much money it would cost, I decided that I
didn't want to do it (I normally don't like to spend a lot on upgrading
older machines). But your tip intrigued me, and I went to check out
axiontech.com. What a great place! Can I just buy two of those and stick
them into my Libretto and Satellite? I'm so sorry to be so slow on the
uptake, but how do I know it will work on my machines? And what is a good
way to select an inexpensive network card for my desktop? Networking
intimidates me, but this is obviously the way to avoid upgrading the
Libretto to W98! This would really make our entire household system run
much more smoothly!
Thanks so much for your input! Maya
p.s. do I also need a hub, if I want to connect three machines? I wonder if
I should just call axiontech and let them tell me what to buy?
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thu, January 04, 2001 11:22 PM
To: Libretto
Subject: Re: upgrades to a 70CT
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 23:15:36 -0500
From: "Ken Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: upgrades to a 70CT
Why can't Win95 talk to Win98 via IrDa?
I got some low-cost PCMCIA ethernet cards that I *love* - 3Com 3C589C 10
BaseT cards with "dongle cable" for about $15/each at
http://www.axiontech.com/ . One of these and a low-cost PC network card with
crossover cable, and you could have a fantastic Desktop Area Network for
less than $40...
HTH,
Ken
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