Hmmm neat device... one problem, what is a IBM Model 8227 access point that is required by these cards? It sounds huge and hideously expensive. this IBM wireless ethernet card sounds like a richochet modem but requiring a host. ---------- : From: R. Paul McCarty <mccarty@reg16.admin.rochester.edu> : To: Tim Gray <timgray@geocities.com> : Cc: Nat Brown <natbro@microsoft.com>; wearable@cif.rochester.edu; wear-hard@haven.org : Subject: Re: New wireless NICs from Diamond : Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 8:46 PM : : Here are a couple of sources: : : http://home.eznet.net/~kento/lancard.html : http://www.auction-sales.com/cgi-bin/getindex.exe?2 : : actually these are around $30/each. : : -Paul : -- : R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator / rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu / x52059 : 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 : Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH : : : : On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Tim Gray wrote: : : > If the full protocol and communication specs are available modifying a : > ne2000 driver for linux would be a cakewalk. But, being wireless these : > companies love to guard their secrets.. (The gimmie gimmie mine mine : > syndrome) I've seen 2 companies do the "top secret" dance to hide the fact : > that their hardware was junk. : > : > As for the IBM cards, where can they be bought? I'll try and reverse hack : > one at 20 bucks. : > : > : > ---------- : > : From: Nat Brown <natbro@microsoft.com> : > : To: wearable@cif.rochester.edu; wear-hard@haven.org : > : Subject: RE: New wireless NICs from Diamond : > : Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 1:51 PM : > : : > : wow, great products & prices. if anybody finds better technical specs for : > : these than http://www.diamondmm.com/homefree/specs.html, please post. : > they : > : don't describe power requirements or weight at their site so far. : > : : > : if these products are based on the aerocomm designs : > : (http://www.aerocomm.com/oem.html and : > : http://www.aerocomm.com/products.html#oem) then they could be quite : > : low-power. not clear that they are, though, since they seem to use a : > : protruding antenna, not built-in like the aerocomm (but maybe they do : > this : > : just to get outside the pc sheilding?). : > : : > : n@ : > : : > : -----Original Message----- : > : From: R. Paul McCarty [mailto:rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu] : > : Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 10:18 AM : > : To: wearable@cif.rochester.edu; wear-hard@haven.org : > : Subject: New wireless NICs from Diamond : > : : > : Saw this article mentioned in Slashdot about a new NIC from Diamond : > : Multimedia that allows you to network pcs at 1mbps using 2.4GHz radio : > : frequencies up to 150ft. This isn't all that impressive until you note : > : they are selling either 2 nic cards for $200, or 1 nic card and one : > : PCMCIA card for $230. : > : : > : http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/4107.html : > : : > : Of course you can pick up an IBM network card for $20/each, but no one's : > : written any drivers for it, but they might for this one. The cheapest : > : linux supported wireless network cards are the DEC roamabout which sell : > : for $300-$400/each (figure 2x=$600-$800). : > : : > : -Paul : > : -- : > : R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator / rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu / x52059 : > : 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 : > : Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH : > : : > : -- : > : Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of : > : "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org : > : Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org : > : > -- : > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of : > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org : > Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org : > : : -- : Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of : "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org : Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org
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