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Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: matthis on December 30, 2007, 08:57:49 pm

Dear Z users,

I am a sl-c3200 user and wish to know if there are any wireless cards, either SD or CF, which do not stick out of their slot at all?
This would be nice because its not very convenient to take these cards out all the time. I don't mind if the range is not that good.
Any suggestions?

thanks

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: Capn_Fish on December 30, 2007, 10:34:47 pm

You can't use SDIO cards in the Zaurus (SD wireless, bluetooth, etc.), and there are no CF cards that don't stick out at all (for Wi-Fi, that is). Sorry.

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: matthis on December 31, 2007, 01:06:41 am

Thanks for your clear reply!

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: speculatrix on December 31, 2007, 06:23:35 pm

the only choice you have is how MUCH they stick out. My mercury zonet zcf 1100 sticks out by, er, about five mm... but some are much much bigger. I think there's a wiki entry somewhere.

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: kahm on January 09, 2008, 01:33:58 am

Quote from: speculatrix

the only choice you have is how MUCH they stick out. My mercury zonet zcf 1100 sticks out by, er, about five mm... but some are much much bigger. I think there's a wiki entry somewhere.

Only 5mm!?

Damn - I want one!

Oh well. I'll be replacing my Z with an x86 MID sometime this year anyway...

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: speculatrix on January 14, 2008, 05:07:26 pm

here ya go
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Wireless_Card_Support (https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Wireless_Card_Support)

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: rogalian on January 30, 2008, 11:12:20 am

Yeah, does anyone have an idea where to find this Zonet card nowadays?

It's the single thing stopping me buying a C3100/3200 as an upgrade from my Clie TH55. Clunky CF wireless antennas turn the device from pocketable into damageable...

Title: Wireless Which Doesn't Stick Out
Post by: speculatrix on January 30, 2008, 04:23:20 pm

have you considered using bluetooth PAN? works for me, easier on the battery too. Just need a linux box doing "pand -listen", a bit of iptables/masquerade and voila. Windows ICS will do that too.  I think we're been through this before?