Re: [TP701C] Good PCMCIA win3.1 nic

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From: Dominique Pivard (domi_at_kenavo.fi)
Date: Fri Jun 28 2002 - 03:08:56 EDT


I have always had a very good experience with the 3Com Etherlink III
(3c589), with the 701C and several other ThinkPads. It has worked fine
under DOS, OS/2, Win95/98, Win2000 and Linux. You should find these cheap
on eBay.

HTH, Dominique

On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 at 12:02 AM you, Bruce LeRoy <sillyc0n_at_yahoo.com>,
said:

>Hi everybody,
>I was wondering what brand/model PCMCIA NIC some
>fellow thinkpads owners would suggest for a 701C. I'm
>running windows 3.1, I would update to 95, but the
>battery is dead(it leaked and the connectors are bad
>now) and I understand you have to flash the bios
>(which requires a fully charged battery) to be able to
>put on windows 95. So, any recommendations as to what
>NIC (with ethernet connections, coax isn't needed) I
>should get would be appreciated!
>Thanks.


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