[ltp] short 802.11b pcmcia card

Alex Deucher linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 3 Oct 2004 17:46:49 -0400


On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 17:41:46 -0400, Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> wrote:
> i have an lucent/orinico gold pcmcia card in my T23.  it functions very
> nicely, except that it sticks out a good inch from the left side
> of the laptop and i am paranoid that when i close up the notebook
> and put it aside that it will become damaged or damage the internals
> of the machine if the notebook it placed on its side.  Furthermore,
> the card must be removed when transporting the machine.
> 
> are there any short 802.11 cards?  i have for example a SCSI PCMCIA card
> which does not protrude beyond the case.

3com made one with a retractable antenna and netgear had one that only
stuck out about a 1/4 inch.  I don't remember the model numbers off
hand.

Alex

> 
> thanks,
> 
> -rei
> 
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