Re: [NTLK] Is a CardBus card a type of PCMCIA card?

From: Julian Wright (julianwr_at_paradise.net.nz)
Date: Sat Mar 26 2005 - 02:09:23 PST

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Sorry, but I just have to...

Melissa Mintel wrote:

> I just bought what was advertised as an "Orinoco Gold PCMCIA Wifi
> Wifeless
> Card" through eBay. When I received the card, the box said it was a
> CardBus
> card, and the seller claims that "The card falls under the category of
> PCMCIA
> due to the connector."
>
> Is he right? If so, how can I avoid this kind of problem in the future?

Make sure you only buy *married* cards in the future.

Julian.

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