> > hello
> > i bought a dwl-650 a while ago to use in a newton i was going to get,
> > as it was supported by the wavelan drivers:
> >
> > http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newtwave.htm
> >
> > now it's crossed out and says not recommended. is anyone using this
> > card?
>
> I believe that was because later versions of this card are 3.3V,
> not 5V. The
> driver (or the Newton hardware, I forget which) isn't able to
> detect if the
> card should use 3.3 or 5, and always applies 5V to the card,
> which will damage
> it and probably your Newton as well.
>
>
I tried an old 650 I had. It worked at first. After using for about two
weeks, it started to lock up the Newton on insertion and would not reset,
but required a pull of the battery. It worked again for a little while with
the Newton. Now, the card appears dead.
Andrew
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