From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Feb 16 11: 8:50 1999 Received: from PacHell.TelcoSucks.org (PacHell.TelcoSucks.org [207.90.181.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA21575 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:08:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ulf@PacHell.TelcoSucks.org) Received: (from ulf@localhost) by PacHell.TelcoSucks.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id LAA29080; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:08:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ulf) Message-ID: <19990216110858.H1580@TelcoSucks.org> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:08:58 -0800 From: Ulf Zimmermann To: Eric I Arnoth , mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new laptop, pcmcia slots Reply-To: ulf@Alameda.net References: <199902150724.AAA35191@harmony.village.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: ; from Eric I Arnoth on Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 08:10:48AM -0500 Organization: Alameda Networks, Inc. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-19980930-BETA Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 08:10:48AM -0500, Eric I Arnoth wrote: > I'm in the forced position at this moment to buy a new laptop, either old > or low-end new. Before I do, however, I want to make certain I won't make > the same mistake as I did with my current COMPAQ laptop. My current > problem is that the PCCard (PCMCIA) slots are apparently proprietary in my > model/make (curse Compaq to hell ;) and I have been unable to use the > ethernet card (3Com 3c589D) because of either that, or plug&play issues. > (On my Compaq, one cannot turn of the PnP in the BIOS.) > > Would everyone and anyone on the list please tell me of the laptops they > are aware of, both make and model, which are PCMCIA-trouble-free? I would > greatly appreciate such help, and I will be sure to consult the PAO > homepage and get that list of experiences as well. Thank you kindly for > your time. I personaly liked the Hitachi M series or now the Visionbook Plus or Pro series. the M and Plus have built in 10mbit/sec PCI ethernet plus modem. the Pro has 10/100 plus modem. No PCMCIA stuff. Hardware on the M was supported last time I used it with FreeBSD. Not sure what ethernet chip is in the Plus or Pro. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message