Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:07:08 -0000 From: Caroline Beauchamps <caroline.beauchamps@bt-sys.bt.co.uk> To: "'Eric I Arnoth'" <earnoth@UDel.Edu> Cc: "'mobile@FreeBSD.ORG'" <mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: new laptop, pcmcia slots Message-ID: <c=GB%a=_%p=BT%l=ATLAS-990216150708Z-8289@mussel.futures.bt.co.uk>
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Hi, I am using a Dell Latitude, and it's working fine with PCMCIA cards. good luck Regards, Caroline >---------- >From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik[SMTP:dirkx@webweaving.org] >Sent: 16 February 1999 22:20 >To: Eric I Arnoth >Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: new laptop, pcmcia slots > > > >Eric I Arnoth wrote: > >> I'm in the forced position at this moment to buy a new laptop, either old >> or low-end new. Before I do, however, I want to make certain I won't make >> the same mistake as I did with my current COMPAQ laptop. My current >> problem is that the PCCard (PCMCIA) slots are apparently proprietary in my >> model/make (curse Compaq to hell ;) and I have been unable to use the >> ethernet card (3Com 3c589D) because of either that, or plug&play issues. >> (On my Compaq, one cannot turn of the PnP in the BIOS.) >> >> Would everyone and anyone on the list please tell me of the laptops they >> are aware of, both make and model, which are PCMCIA-trouble-free? I would >> greatly appreciate such help, and I will be sure to consult the PAO >> homepage and get that list of experiences as well. Thank you kindly for >> your time. > >If you go to these PAO pages, check out the survey; it is very comprehensive >and quite up to date (for us europeans that is :-). > > http://jaz.jp.freebsd.org/PAO/PAO/docs/LAPTOP_SURVEY/LTS.txt > >Obviously there is a difference between FreeBSD 3, 4 support and PAO, but >the differences are getting smaller all the time. > >Dw > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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