Hi!
I have a IBM ThinkPad, office bld. next door threw it out. Works fine! Win '98. Nice condition.
I want to use it at a coffee shop w/internet access. It says it does not detect devices within range. Sitting smack dab in with other surfers. Checked to see if its enabled. It is.
Any comments?
Thanks,
Duchaine
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Infrared devices? That's not Wi-Fi.
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Pardon my dumbness... I guess it's for infrared mouse, printer....
Almost no experience with laptops.
Based on the info given what do I need to go on line? It does have a card in the right side. It has a snap out phone line connection on the card, also one on the left side of the computer. There are phone connections in the area but I don't see anyone using them. I was told that you open the browser and the Community Coffee (CC's) logo pops up and you go from there.
Thanks for the comment,
Duchaine -
You'd need a Wi-Fi card which is something that wasn't really around when Win 98 was.
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Ok, Thanks!
That narrows it down. If I upgraded windows would I still be grounded?
Would I need a wi-fi card or whatever... would it fit?
I know, just get a decent laptop! But hey, the price was right and I can use it for offline tinkering.
Thanks,
Duchaine -
What model is it exactly?
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Ok, thanks!
It says...
3Com Megahertz Lan
10/100 Lan Card Bus PC Card
Model 3CXFE575BT
Thanks again,
Duchaine -
I think Downloads meant the laptop's model. The model you just gave is for the LAN adapter (wired ethernet).
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That's all I found.
There's also
2645-3EU s/n 78-gyzm2 01/100
There is another... actually two issues. The USB port seems to need a driver. Can't seem to find one. For now the CD Rom works great for moving files.
On start up I get a hokey thing (agua color bg) that says ERROR with 00161 and under that 00163.
I click ok then date/time comes up, click ok. But then I get a circle with OFF under it and a > in the center then a | with ON under it on the right. Nothing works so I shut down but I found that if I restart right away it all starts up after the usual items and I get the desktop.
Any comment? Can I bypass all that?
Thanks,
Duchaine -
It has a PCMCIA type II port(s) so you could buy a PCMCIA Wi-Fi card if you wanted to but to be honest there's not much use for such a machine.
Windows 98 is rubbish in general but even more so when it comes to Internet. You'd have to use Win XP to be semi-comfortable. That means you'd have to upgrade RAM to at least 128MB and buy a PCMCIA Wi-Fi card.
Or you could buy a used notebook that has been made more recently than in 1998.
EDIT: Hard-drive might be to small to comfortably use XP. Linux would be better than Windows on this machine but it still doesn't make sense to invest money in it. -
Hi!!
Ok, I can use it to work on files...
On the other hand I have this door that the wind keeps closing....
Thanks for your help!!!
Duchaine
No infrared devices detected
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Duchaine, Jul 6, 2012.