Q: I think I made a decision on a laptop and a wireless card. I keep hearing Orinoco cards are the best of what Ive read on this here.
Is what we are talking about?
http: / / www.computers4sure.com/product.asp?ProductID=113139u0026CatID=971u0026IID=862
I just 802.11b.
My other question is a n00b question. Some are listed as PCMCIA cards and others are listed as PC cards. Are they the same?
Re:As long as the processor is above Pentium MMX or so, you can use a 32-bit card in your laptop.
Re:Well the card I linked above is listed as a PC Card on the webpage. Will it work since the notebook has a PCMCIA slot?
Re:My other question is a n00b question. Some are listed as PCMCIA cards and others are listed as PC cards. Are they the sameStrictly speaking, no.
Originally the specification was called PCMCIA, where there was only one type of PCMCIA Controller – through the ISA bus. Later, the specification title was changed to "PC Card" to encompass both ISA cards, which effectively became PCMCIA, and the new 32-bit PCI cards called CardBus.
PCMCIA cards are compatible with both the old PCMCIA ISA Controllers and the PCI Cardbus Controllers.
Cardbus cards are not compatible with PCMCIA Controllers.
Re:So is the Orinoco THE card to go with or are there comparable others?
Also are there any rebagged Orinoco cards available like the Lite-On CDRWs 
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