Wanted 16-bit PCMCIA 802-11b

Need a wireless card for my older laptop.
Orinoco Silver or any of it's variants would work fine.
There are probably others.
CANNOT USE CARDBUS. Don't want a broken one.
What, Where, How much?
Thanks, mike
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In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, mike <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Need a wireless card for my older laptop.
>Orinoco Silver or any of it's variants would work fine.
>There are probably others.
>CANNOT USE CARDBUS. Don't want a broken one.
>What, Where, How much?

If you've got USB on your older laptop then you might consider the
Linksys WUSB11 which I've got because I got very limited range with the
PCMIA I had.

I'm very satisfied with it, and it gives me very good range (and it has
a *real* aerial - which means that you can play with parabolic
reflectors - if you feel the need).
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Tony Morgan
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In message <mh2g89CnNGW$(E-Mail Removed)>, Tony Morgan
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, mike <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>Need a wireless card for my older laptop.
>>Orinoco Silver or any of it's variants would work fine.
>>There are probably others.
>>CANNOT USE CARDBUS. Don't want a broken one.
>>What, Where, How much?
>
>If you've got USB on your older laptop then you might consider the
>Linksys WUSB11 which I've got because I got very limited range with the
>PCMIA I had.
>
>I'm very satisfied with it, and it gives me very good range (and it has
>a *real* aerial - which means that you can play with parabolic
>reflectors - if you feel the need).

I should maybe have added that I'm very puzzled about Cardbus and PCMIA
wireless cards.

Virtually all wireless devices seem to use vertical polarisation, but
because of the physical orientation of these wireless cards, aren't they
geared to horizontal polarisation? Surely, to get good communication
shouldn't both ends of a link be using the same polarisation?
--
Tony Morgan
Half the people in the World are below average.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, mike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Need a wireless card for my older laptop.
> Orinoco Silver or any of it's variants would work fine.
> There are probably others.
> CANNOT USE CARDBUS. Don't want a broken one.
> What, Where, How much?
> Thanks, mike

check ebay for any lucent/orinoco silver or gold cards. I have both and
they are 16 bit PCMCIA cards.

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Stork

> Virtually all wireless devices seem to use vertical polarisation, but
> because of the physical orientation of these wireless cards, aren't they
> geared to horizontal polarisation? Surely, to get good communication

PCMCIA cards are a compromise with their antennas

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, David Taylor
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>> Virtually all wireless devices seem to use vertical polarisation, but
>> because of the physical orientation of these wireless cards, aren't they
>> geared to horizontal polarisation? Surely, to get good communication
>
>PCMCIA cards are a compromise with their antennas

How politic :-)
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Tony Morgan
Half the people in the World are below average.

> How politic :-)

No, I use my laptop with the keyboard vertical all the time... really!


David.

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, David Taylor
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>> How politic :-)
>
>No, I use my laptop with the keyboard vertical all the time... really!
>

You always lying down on the job?
:-)

Sorry, let me rephrase that....
You always lying down in employment :-)

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Tony Morgan
Half the people in the World are below average.

Stork wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, mike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Need a wireless card for my older laptop.
>>Orinoco Silver or any of it's variants would work fine.
>>There are probably others.
>>CANNOT USE CARDBUS. Don't want a broken one.
>>What, Where, How much?
>>Thanks, mike
>
>
> check ebay for any lucent/orinoco silver or gold cards. I have both and
> they are 16 bit PCMCIA cards.
>

There's almost nothing reasonably priced on ebay. The crazies bid it up
over new price then pay $10-$15 more in "shipping". That applies to the
current crop of 802.11b cards on ebay.
mike

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Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below.
laptops and parts Test Equipment
4in/400Wout ham linear amp.
Honda CB-125S
400cc Dirt Bike 2003 miles $450
Police Scanner, Color LCD overhead projector
Tek 2465 $800, ham radio, 30pS pulser
Tektronix Concept Books, spot welding head...
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/