compuvest.com has three models at different prices. Are these equally good?
7NE-3C58903 3COM 3C589B 10MB PCMCI NET CARD $19.00 7NE-3C57610 3COM 3CCE589EC 10MB PCMCI NET CARD $42.00 7NE-3C58910 3COM 3CCE589ET 10MB PCMCI NET CARD $16.99 ____________ Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm >> Anyone have any suggestions for an ethernet PCMCIA card for a >> pb5300c? Is it worth getting an old Global Village card or something >> newer? Modem capability would be be nice but not necessary. > > I always post this so I'll guess I'll do it again. > > $9 to $14 for a 3com 589D, use a patched Farallon driver for it that can be > found several places; one list member hosts it, but I always get it here: > <http://www.unna.org/unna/macos/3com3c589patch.sit>. The Mac Farallon > PC-cards that usually are kinda spendy are just a 589 series with a > Farallon label. Same innards, different dongle shape. > > www.compuvest.com recently had a few models of the 589 series PC Card; > x-jack or not doesn't matter for the driver, the chipset is the same, and > there's a couple of different versions of the 589 card: some lower power > consumption, some XJack, some need a dongle etc. But 589 is the important > part. No combo cards will work here, just plain old ethernet 10bT (not > 100bT). > > The Global Village combo 33.6 modem/ethernet work well on my 5300 and 1400, > and Globalfax is free install and OK; but those go for much more than $10 > on ebay, usually. > > The driver might work with 7.5 and up, I've only used it myself with OS 8.x > and 9.1. > > HTH. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
