[Wftl-lug] FC6

[Carl Lowenstein]

On 8/14/07, Michael Rudas <audiotech50 at gmail.com> wrote:
> tdsnm at netscape.net wrote:
>
> >  Charles,  I agree that support is lacking on some of the newer wireless
> > solutions.  There's always the PCMCIA slot for laptops.
>
> By the way, PCMCIA is also known as CardBus-- also, there are USB
> wireless adapters available which are well-supported by Linux, and
> usually cheaper.

Pedantically speaking, PCMCIA (also called PCCard) is a 16-bit bus,
while CardBus is a 32-bit Bus.  PC Cards will fit and work in a
CardBus slot, but CardBus cards will not fit in a PCCard slot.

As a minor practical matter of identification, CardBus cards have a
gold-lated strip at the connector end, PCCards don't.

    carl

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    carl lowenstein         marine physical lab     u.c. san diego
                                                 clowenstein at ucsd.edu