PCMCIA slot wireless card for Linksys
May 14, 2004, 11:42 am
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PCMCIA slot wireless card for Linksys
Hello,
I have an older laptop with Win95. In addition to my workstation and my parents' workstations for their work. All networked. I am looking to buy a Linksys Wireless card for the card slot. I cannot find one that is compatible with Windows 95. Does anyone know where I can get a Linksys wireless card that is compatible with Windows 95?
Thanks
I have an older laptop with Win95. In addition to my workstation and my parents' workstations for their work. All networked. I am looking to buy a Linksys Wireless card for the card slot. I cannot find one that is compatible with Windows 95. Does anyone know where I can get a Linksys wireless card that is compatible with Windows 95?
Thanks
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May 14, 2004, 10:19 pm
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Isn't Win95 a wee bit out of date? You'll have about as much luck finding a wireless card supporting Win95 as one supporting DOS. 
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May 15, 2004, 11:51 am
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Like I said, its an older Fujitsu laptop. I dont think I have an old Win 98SE or Win ME CD around and it definiately isnt worth using my XP code on it since I would rather save that for when my workstation goes down and I need XP for that. I doubt it would run XP or ME or barely 98SE since its HD is 2GB and very low RAM and Processor.
May 16, 2004, 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by FewMiles
Isn't Win95 a wee bit out of date? You'll have about as much luck finding a wireless card supporting Win95 as one supporting DOS.
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Enterasys' RoamAbout card does just that. Also supports Win3.1 and 95... you can get 'em on Ebay for around $35 or a new card should run around $80.
May 18, 2004, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by fromYYZ_flyer
Does anyone know where I can get a Linksys wireless card that is compatible with Windows 95?
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WPC11 Source - CompUSA.com - $49.99 (after $10 mail-in rebate till end of May)
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May 18, 2004, 9:38 pm
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Will it work on my Commodore 64 or Timex Sinclair?
FYI-Windows 95 (and soon 98 if not already) are no longer supported by Microsoft and have reached "end of life" status. That means manufacturers will most likely not be writing drivers for these operating systems. Time to upgrade! As has been said, I think you will find XP will work just fine on your laptop, although you will probably have to flash the BIOS to the latest revision.
FYI-Windows 95 (and soon 98 if not already) are no longer supported by Microsoft and have reached "end of life" status. That means manufacturers will most likely not be writing drivers for these operating systems. Time to upgrade! As has been said, I think you will find XP will work just fine on your laptop, although you will probably have to flash the BIOS to the latest revision.
May 28, 2004, 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by Pointfreak!
Will it work on my Commodore 64 or Timex Sinclair?
FYI-Windows 95 (and soon 98 if not already) are no longer supported by Microsoft and have reached "end of life" status. That means manufacturers will most likely not be writing drivers for these operating systems. Time to upgrade! As has been said, I think you will find XP will work just fine on your laptop, although you will probably have to flash the BIOS to the latest revision.
FYI-Windows 95 (and soon 98 if not already) are no longer supported by Microsoft and have reached "end of life" status. That means manufacturers will most likely not be writing drivers for these operating systems. Time to upgrade! As has been said, I think you will find XP will work just fine on your laptop, although you will probably have to flash the BIOS to the latest revision.
May 28, 2004, 5:16 pm
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Originally Posted by kanebear
Have you ever tried fitting Windows XP on a 2GB hard drive???? I have and that was running on a PIII-500 with 128MB of RAM... (special application, LONG story). There's not much room left over even when you strip all the crap out! That's 128MB RAM with a somewhat decent processor. This is a Pentium laptop with 16MB. XP wouldn't even run in 16MB of RAM... BIOS upgrade or not. Frankly, '95 isn't pleasant in 16MB RAM!
May 29, 2004, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by Pointfreak!
Then why are you hanging on to it? Sounds like "doorstop" time to me. There are lots of good deals on laptops out there.
May 29, 2004, 6:27 am
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People hang on to them because they have 'em, they're paid for, and they work. To buy anything else takes some time, money, and adjustment. It's all about the purpose, and if their purpose is still being served for a while, then that's good.
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