From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.ufw2.com([216.163.19.158]) (2133 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 17:12:36 -0500 (EST) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from [216.163.21.20] by gate.ufw2.com for speakup@braille.uwo.ca id QAA24504; Fri Dec 8 16:12:38 2000 Received: from hardb ([216.163.21.28]) by mail.ufw2.com (Build 101 8.9.3/NT-8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA02841 for ; Fri, 08 Dec 2000 16:13:47 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20001208161533.007c62b0@mail.ufw2.com> X-Sender: bharding@mail.ufw2.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 16:15:33 -0600 Subject: Re: multi-purpose message In-Reply-To: <003401c060da$58385e00$d4338fd1@tward> References: <005001c060cd$c90230a0$d2f1d2cc@columbus.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Brent Harding List-Id: Not sure if pci is the same thing, or I'd be able to use my laptop hardware in my desktop. I probably can't use my sblive in a laptop. At 12:47 AM 12/8/00 -0500, you wrote: > Hello, Bruce. As far as I should know Linux should work fairly well on >your Compaq provided you don't have anything like Win modems, or MS >Windows only hardware. In my case I built my computer from the ground up, >and personally designed it with Linux in mind. To avoid any Windows only >hardware. As for PCMCIA also called PCI they are a type of 32 byt >architecture which is now popular on most computers.Most sound cards, >modems, vidio cards, network cards have moved from ISA to PCMCIA. >----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Noblick To: >speakup-info Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:17 PM Subject: >multi-purpose message > Hi all! The first thing I want to do is be sure the address I >have put in my address book is right. The second is to ask a series >of questions. will work on it. known to work well? > I derive from context that they may be NIC cards or have something to >do with laptop computers. Thanks much and enjoy! Bruce >