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Re: Re: Wireless networking on Fujitsu Point 510



Theres a lot of these online at the mo - all with a similar description.  I
wonder if the first discription was coined by a ukhaer.

Matt
(who is waiting for them all to sell so he can put his on..)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] 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
> </>
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
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