To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 00:11:49 -0800
Subject: Re: PCMIA struggles
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From: Robert W Moss <domanspc AT juno DOT com>
Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

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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