-->"Jeremy" == Jeremy Bond Shepherd <jbond@netcom.com> writes:
Jeremy> I am going to do some more experimenting this weekend to
Jeremy> determine battery consumption, reliability in a moving
Jeremy> vehicle, and general long-term stability and usefulness, but
Jeremy> so far I give this device a definite "thumbs up." It has the
Jeremy> potential to be the best, most usable wireless option for
Jeremy> the Newton platform.
the peak power consumption worries me a little: 850mA. acording to
the InterConnect port specs, the total 5v power budget is 500mA and
that is shared by the PC Cards and the power out via the InterConnect.
i recall that the Proxim wireless cards were touted at the time
the drivers were promised because they had low power consumption.
does anyone (Dave?) know what could happen if this budget is
overdrawn?
(this has always been my reservation about the WaveLAN cards. i'd
love wireless ip, but not at the cost of a smoking newt).
d
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