Re: [NTLK] Questions about wifi Orinoco Gold 802.11b and IEEE 802.11b Wave LAN driver

On 2/13/07, Sebastian Blanco <xorandnot@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I was able to find on a store a Orinoco Gold 802.11b
> its says on the box "pcmcia type II" compatible.
> Someone have tried one of these, or nows if it's compatible ?.

Hi Sebastian,

Just take the time to verify that it's a 16 bit card.
There are some labeled basically the same but are 32 bit cards (CardBus) -
unfortunately those are NOT compatible with the Newton... it has a Gold
Strip along the connector edge...

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Sonny Hung
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