I KNOW you won't buy a new one. The new ones are well over 3 grand. I would not, after getting an older version of one of these, ever consider taking a "normal" laptop out in the field. These things are tough, let me tell you. Their resistance to damage from being knocked around is real. I dropped mine several feet to the carpet while running... No bad effect.
They ARE heavy, however. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > grin. Not gonna buy a used one for something that important. > > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Koskenmaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:07 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > > > > Just keep the laptop home for nice use... and buy one of these for those > > site surveys, etc... > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ITRONIX-IX260-GOBOOK-II-RUGGED-LAPTOP-1-8GHz-512MB-40GB_W0QQitemZ280025331886QQihZ018QQcategoryZ177QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > > :) > > > > Some older versions, like the IX250, have outdoor viewable screens, can be > > dropped without damage, etc, and you can buy them for 300 or less. > > > > I like the touchscreen too. > > > > I have an older version that's tough as nails, has a double pc card > > slot... > > but limited RAM. I find the combination of WIN98SE and netstumbler too > > unstable with the drivers for an Orinoco card to be useful for site > > surveys, > > however. If I could find something that would work, this would be a > > great > > tool. I've dropped it several times already and it's been stepped on > > and > > kicked around, and bounced around the van a bit and seems utterly unfazed > > by > > it all. > > > > I didn't lose much, though. The laptop cost me just a bit more than a > > new > > pc card :) If I recall, it was under $100 with shipping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East > > Washington > > email me at mark at neofast dot net > > 541-969-8200 > > Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > > > > > >> Sorry but that's NOT what I'm after. I need a dB readout of the signal > >> levels (use that often for troubleshooting). This seems to only give out > > a > >> % (not gonna have a +27dB signal like their manual shows). > >> > >> Marlon > >> (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > >> (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > >> 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > >> 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > >> www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > >> www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Larry A Weidig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:32 AM > >> Subject: RE: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > >> > >> > >> Marlon: > >> That is the new ExpressCard format that you have on the Dell. > >> Unfortunately finding cards for it is a waste of time at this point, > >> hopefully that will change in the near future. I think what you are > >> looking for is: > >> > >> http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_42&products_id=297 > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> * Larry A. Weidig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Excel.Net,Inc. - http://www.excel.net/ > >> * (920) 452-0455 - Sheboygan/Plymouth area > >> * (888) 489-9995 - Other areas, toll-free > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 > >> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 11:03 AM > >> To: WISPA General List > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > >> > >> I really don't want something like that. I want either a radio that > >> fits > >> the slot or a usb radio.... > >> > >> Marlon > >> (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > >> (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > >> 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > >> 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > >> www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > >> www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "JohnnyO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:51 AM > >> Subject: RE: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > >> > >> > >> > > >> http://sewelldirect.com/usb-to-pcmcia-wireless-adapter.asp?adpath=/Googl > >> > > >> e/Lewis%20Gunter/06-04-04//USB%20to%20PCMCIA//47&keywords=usb%20to%20pcm > >> > cia&match=3&search=search&gclid=CJ73gtvwm4cCFRR4UAodpHP7uA > >> > > >> > Marlon - you won't find them less expensive then $175.00 plus > >> shipping. > >> > Just went through this for a customer..... > >> > > >> > Cheaper isn't always better :)~ > >> > > >> > Fyi - this is the only fix you'll find for your dilema - customer of > >> > ours needed to use their aircards. > >> > > >> > JohnnyO > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On > >> > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 > >> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:39 AM > >> > To: [email protected] > >> > Cc: [email protected] > >> > Subject: [WISPA] ot? New pc card slot in laptop > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > I FINALLY had my old laptop go nuts. Some kind of hard drive error. > >> So > >> > I > >> > have a new one here now. It's a cheapo Dell. Has no firewire but I > >> can > >> > > >> > live with that, don't use it anyway. It also has no PCMCIA slot! > >> It's > >> > got > >> > a slot that's the right size but the connections inside the slot are > >> all > >> > > >> > wrong. > >> > > >> > I need to find an external wireless card that I can hook a cable to > >> and > >> > get > >> > actual dB data from various antennas. > >> > > >> > Anyone have any idea what this is and/or what I can do to make this > >> > work? > >> > > >> > thanks, > >> > Marlon > >> > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > >> > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > >> > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own > >> wisp! > >> > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > >> > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > >> > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >> > > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > > >> > -- > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >> > > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > >> -- > >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > >> -- > >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
