[SATLUG] [OT] Cell phone rant / open source idea

[Alex Bartonek]

--- John Pappas <j at jvpappas.net> wrote:

> On 7/17/07, country <glenn.toothman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Another consideration is your notebook/laptop, is
> it a Fast Buss or regular
> > PCI buss for the card... the fast buss will not
> allow you to plug in the
> > regular Sprint/ATT/Verizon cards...   you have to
> purchase a special card
> > for them...
> 
> Yep, the difference is CardBus vs ExpressCard.  Most
> new laptops only
> have the Express card, and the carriers only
> recently released that
> form factor.  My IBM has both, so I didn't have a
> problem, whereas
> Dell Inspirons have only ExCard, while the Latitudes
> have both.

Well I'll try it w/my trusty 650mhz Compaq.. it has
cardbus not the newer expresscard.

-Alex



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