On 12/3/01 4:51 PM, "John Ruschmeyer" <jruschme_at_mac.com> wrote:
>
> First of all, please forgive what is a question which is somewhat
> off-topic, but I suspect that if I am to find an expert, it is here...
>
> My question: I am likely to soon be getting a used PowerBook 5300 (my
> first PowerPC PowerBook). Since I want to be able to connect it to the
> LAN at work, I started rummaging through my PCMCIA Ethernet card
> collection for a Mac-compatible card. Unfortunately nothing I have has
> vendor-supplied Mac drivers. The closest I have is a couple of 3C589C
> combo cards. Since this is actually my preferred Windows/Linux/BSD card,
> I was wondering...
>
> Is it possible to somehow use the drivers from a Farallon EtherMac
> Powerbook PC Card with a 3C589 on a Mac? i gather that it should work
> from a hardware standpoint, but is there something in the driver to
> prevent the card from being detected? Anybody else try this before?
>
I don't have the answer to this, and don't know if someone will have it, but
you might want to post your question to the PowerBook list on Low End Mac
<http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/index.shtml>. There should be knowledgeable
people that will answer this question, I would believe...
-Laurent.
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