Mail Archives: opendos/2001/03/10/03:17:50
Try www.driver.com .
I have been able to get quite a few things by going there.
In several cases I have been able to get a driver for the next
newer card model to work when the older one wasn't available.
BOB "DOMAN" MOSS
On Fri, 09 Mar 2001 09:08:02 -0700 Thomas Webb <tawebb AT earthlink DOT net>
writes:
> I suppose our problem is a little unique.. We are a volume recycler,
> and
> receive hundreds of computers without any of the manuals or
> software,
> and wiped hard drives. We are reasonably adept at getting
> DRDOS/Linux
> (and Win95/98 when available) running on these machines. We then
> donate
> them to schools and other non-profits. DRDOS/OPENDOS is a great
> platform
> for these older machines, and Arachne provides good internet tools.
>
> Most manufacturers provide support for their older products, and
> drivers
> are available over the Internet for most of the hardware we
> encounter.
> We seem to hit a wall with certain manufacturers that appear to have
> no
> interest in their customers after money changes hands. It appears
> Toshiba is one of those.
>
> It's a shame; we have low income clients that could use these
> machines
> to advantage if they had modems, but Toshibas have only one external
> com
> port; so you can't have an external modem and a mouse at the same
> time.
> Which brings us to the pcmcia port and the lack of software support
> for
> it. The pcmcia modems and ethernet cards we have were also donated
> and
> the software didn't come with them. Microcom is now a part of
> Compaq,
> and Compaq doesn't have support for older Microcom stuff. I keep
> hoping
> there's someone out there that has something in their "stash" that
> will
> let us use these machines for Internet access. Other wise, they will
> probable end up in the landfill.
>
> --
> Tom Webb
> Come visit at http://wordwonder.com
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