Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:17:31 +0200 From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? - Installing Win98se - MP3 Player
Jon DuQueno wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:48:50 +0100 From: "Jon DuQueno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? - Installing Win98se - MP3 Player Success :P
Good. ...<snip>
And one last thing, I can't find the little cable for the network card so may have to buy another (I want windows updates, file transfer and web browsing) does this look ok? www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31879&doy=19m10
Well, it's 16 bit. (32bit (=CardBus) won't work on your 70CT.) So far, so good.
But be aware that in network card land (as in most places), you get what you pay for. Cheap cards often have lousy throughput, and often the cheaper the card the more tasks it leaves to the CPU. In your relatively slow Lib70, your CPU already has a heavy burden without a network card. So don't be surprised if responsiveness almost grinds to a halt in case of big network transfers.
That said, just using it for Internet won't be a problem in this respect as most dial-up and even ADSL connections are usually much slower than the design speed of a 10 Mbit LAN card.
In case you want to hook up to a LAN, search for used e.g., 3Com cards or Xircom (eBay).
P.
