On 30 Sep 2001, at 1:33, ANDY wrote: >Hi Listers, > Everything is a-ok now :) ... > > I read a very comprehensive tutorial on upgrading memory on old PCs: >386 SXs and DXs on the web using unix lynx and yahoo ... the URL is: >http://www.daileyint.com/hmdpc/ see Section 3 > > and I learned I need 12 4MB 30 pin SIMMS for both computers, to maximum >upgrade: 32MB on the 386 DX and 16MB on the 386 SX > > I learned about nano-seconds and > > I found a place to buy them: http://www.datamem.com/simms.asp > > Thank-You Anthony J. Albert for your kind words > > more memory *might* come in handy if I attempt to put or use Linux on >the SX > > I am still hoping to buy a PCMCIA NIC and that ISA NIC so I can use a >cross-over cable to connection share using NAT32 from http://www.nat32.com > (the MCA 386SX i'm going to try to put Linux on) >one question I have is: will I need network adapters with both these >NICs?? and what *are* network adapters?? if I only have two PCMCIA slots, >and one holds my modem and the other my NIC where does the network adapter >plug in??
Quick answer: a "network adaptor" and a NIC (network interface card) are one and the same, in common usage. "network adaptor" is the more general term, as you can have network adaptors which aren't built as a single card - like PCMCIA ones, or parallel port network adaptors. So, if you have a notebook computer with two PCMCIA slots, typically you'll fill one slot with a modem adaptor, and one with a network adaptor/NIC. There are some one-slot modem + network combination cards, if you want to spend the extra $$$ for one. Note that some old IBM systems had MCA (Micro Channel Architecture) slots inside them - these are _not_ ISA compatible. If you need a network adaptor for one of those, you'll have to do some serious hunting around for one that is MCA compatible. (It all has to do with the edge of the card that fits into the computer - there are a number of different sizes of the edge connector that fits into the slots. More info, upon request.) I would suggest that if you want to share a dial-up connection, that you instead equip both computers with modems, for dialling in to your ISP (Internet Service Provider). I have had acquaintances use NAT to share a dial-up connection, and they have told me that it never worked really well. However, if you have a cable modem, ISDN, or other high- speed, always-on connection, then NAT may work quite well for you. Anthony J. Albert =========================================================== Anthony J. Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems and Software Support Specialist Postmaster Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle "Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind." - Charles L. Lucas To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
