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Re: Re: Wireless networking on Fujitsu Point 510
mark_harrison_uk2 wrote:
> I used an Lucent "Orinoco Gold" card on my 510.
I've used Prism2 and a Lucent in mine.
> This is with the 510 upgraded to Windows 98, and then using the
> standard software. The upgrade/install was actually done before I
> bought the 510, so I've no idea how complex it was. The upgrade would
> have been done either by Gareth Cook, Phil Harris or Chris Bond - so
> treat those three as knowing exactly what they are talking about!
I run Win95 on mine, the only trouble was installing NIC drivers, which
involved pulling the disk out and placing it in my server. Not much hassle
really.
> It's fairly stable - if you leave it on for several days it tends to
> bomb out, but in normal use it's fine. Pretty much the only thing I
> use it for is controlling the house, which is done with Opera
> pointing at the home webserver. All the clever stuff is done server
> side on a desktop PC with a real keyboard and a modern O/S :-)
I find mine to be 100% stable. It's got great standby life (certainly a
couple of days, if not longer), but I've not used mine since I got a proper
laptop. I did surf the 'net on the toilet once though for pure geek
factor!
<shameless plug>It's now on ebay though -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18792&item=3439968405
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Cheers,
Andy
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