From: Ryan Hung (rwhung_at_interchange.ubc.ca)
Date: Fri Dec 11 1998 - 21:28:40 EST
Well, if you do choose X-Jack, just be sure that it's not interfering with
your other PCMCIA slot if you need to use it. I got the 3Com 10/100Base-T
Ethernet Card with X-Jack, and while it's not a bad connector (and the card
works fine), it does completely block access to the other PCMCIA slot no
matter whether I put it on the top or bottom.
Ryan.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Heiby [mailto:heiby_at_falkor.chi.il.us]
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 8:04 AM
> To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: 770ED Imminent! Modem? Ethernet?
>
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> Hi! My wife just phoned to tell me that my ThinkPad 770ED has arrived!
>
> It is my understanding that this ThinkPad uses the Mwave DSP for its modem
> functions. Now, I don't want to say anything bad about Mwave, but I *did*
> choose to purchase a Megahertz modem for my 755CE.
>
> I could use some help in figuring out what Ethernet and/or modem
> card to get
> for the new ThinkPad.
>
> Since I'm keeping my 755CE, I want to leave the Megahertz Modem / Ethernet
> card with it. That means that I need at least an Ethernet PCMCIA
> card. If I am
> going to find the Mwave in the 770ED to be very much like the one in the
> 755CE, I would like to learn that now, so I can buy another combo
> modem/Ethernet card, rather than winding up with two cards.
>
> While I am open to other suggestions, I have been favorably
> impressed with the
> reliability and service related to my previous two Megahertz purchases.
>
> At this time, I do not seem to have any need of 100 Mbps
> Ethernet, though I am
> not opposed to products that have that additional capability, as
> long as it
> does not require too much compromise or additional expense.
>
> Looking at current MHz product at Computer Discount Warehouse, I
> find several
> options. There is Ethernet only, and modem / Ethernet combos. Of
> the Ethernet
> only, there is one with an XJack and one or two that take the
> dongle adapter
> cables. Of the modem / Ethernet combos, there are some that have XJack for
> modem and dongles for Ethernet, and some with dongles for both. I
> did not see
> one with XJack for both modem and Ethernet. I *like* my XJack modem
> connection.
>
> I have the 10 Mbps dongles that came with my current MHz card,
> both 10Base2
> and 10BaseT. I don't think I've ever used the coax dongle, so figure I am
> unlikely to need to do so. If I did, would my existing one be
> compatible with
> the new cards?
>
> I have a Nokia 6160 wireless phone. Theoretically, it can be attached to
> certain MHz modem cards, using a special cable. That would tend
> to imply that
> if I want to make such connections, I want to make sure to avoid
> XJack, and go
> with the dongle modem connection, even though I like XJack. But,
> since I've
> wanted to make such a connection maybe once in the past five
> years, I would
> guess that it is probably not worth it.
>
> I suppose the big question is, "How is the 770ED Mwave modem
> implementation?
> How is it's V.90 support? Does it give high speed V.90 connections on good
> lines? Is it solid or flakey? Does it eat away at main memory?".
> Hmm, maybe
> that's more than one question! Anyway, would I be happier
> spending an extra
> $100-150 to get V.90 modem capabilities in my PCMCIA Ethernet card?
>
> Also, as best I can tell from what I've read, the 770ED uses the
> PCMCIA or PC
> Card style of interface (I think that's a 16 bit interface?), and not the
> newer and faster CardBus interface (32 bit?). Is this correct?
>
> Thanks much for any help or advice!
>
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> Ron.
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