[Coco] Off Topic - PCMCIA Wireless Card

[Steve Ostrom]

Thanks much, Tony.  I'll let you know if I have success.

-- Steve --


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Podraza" <tonypodraza at juno.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic - PCMCIA Wireless Card


>I have been using Orinoco cards for years (802.11B)  They were originally 
>Silver, but I supposedly was able to update the firmware to the gold 
>configuration. I have drivers for the various OS platforms as well as CE 
>( I use one in an IPAQ, quite nicely).  Let me know if I can be any help.
>
> Merry Christmas to all.
>
> In HIS Grip,
>
> Tp
>
>
> On 12/23/2009 11:02 PM, Steve Ostrom wrote:
>> Tom, please keep it handy.  I should know in about a week.  My eBay 
>> purchase has been sent to me, so I should be able to test it out when it 
>> arrives.  I do really appreciate your offer.
>>
>>> From what I read in the the exchanges back in 2002 and 2003, some of 
>>> these
>> cards work with the NEC MobilePro and some don't.  In fact, if you really 
>> want to part with your PCMCIA card, I would like to have it as a spare. 
>> Please add 5 or 10 bucks to the total postage and I'll be more than happy 
>> to buy it from you.  I'm worried that if the Orinoco card does not work 
>> I'll need to start the process all over again with more delays.  Yours 
>> would be a great second try.
>>
>> I can send you my address off-line if you are interested in parting with 
>> your card.  Any idea if CE 2.01 drivers are available?
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> -- Steve --
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Seagrove" 
>> <tjseagrove at writeme.com>
>> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic - PCMCIA Wireless Card
>>
>>
>>> OK, let us know...mine was free plus postage but wouldn't go out until 
>>> after
>>> 4 Jan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Steve Ostrom
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:26 PM
>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic - PCMCIA Wireless Card
>>>
>>> To Tom and the others that offered assistance, I found on eBay a 16-bit 
>>> type
>>>
>>> II wireless PCMCIA card called Orinoco Classic Gold.  It is supposed to 
>>> be
>>> compatible with Windows CE, and comes with a CD of drivers.  I'll give 
>>> this
>>> one a try since it was one of the cards mentioned in on-line help forums
>>> back in about 2002.  If I have problems, I won't be bashful about asking 
>>> for
>>>
>>> more help.  This should be fun.
>>>
>>> -- Steve --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Seagrove" 
>>> <tjseagrove at writeme.com>
>>> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:27 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic - PCMCIA Wireless Card
>>>
>>>
>>>> I am off for 2 weeks but may be able to dig one up.  I believe I have a 
>>>> few
>>>> in my junk drawer at work...
>>>>
>>>> PM me and we can follow up.
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
>>>> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Steve Ostrom
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 6:40 PM
>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic - PCMCIA Wireless Card
>>>>
>>>> This is an off-topic question for the Coco List.
>>>>
>>>> Besides my Coco, I've been playing with another retro computer, the NEC
>>>> MobilePro 770 hand-held computer (manufactured quite a few years ago).
>>>> It's
>>>>
>>>> a fun little machine and uses the Microsoft CE 2.1 operating system, so
>>>> you
>>>> know it's ancient.
>>>>
>>>> I need a wireless Type II PCMCIA card in order to use it to get on the
>>>> internet, and maybe to print to a wireless printer.  Most of the
>>>> information
>>>>
>>>> I have found using a Google search dates back to the early 2000's. 
>>>> Cards
>>>> that are mentioned that "should" work are the Avaya silver and the 
>>>> Orinoco
>>>> gold.  Drivers for these older cards may be an issue.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone on the list have a suggestion as to what might be a more
>>>> modern,
>>>>
>>>> versatile wireless PCMCIA card to try?  If not, I'll try to look for 
>>>> some
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>> these older cards.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the help.
>>>>
>>>> -- Steve --
>>>>
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