Best PCMCIA Network ethernet card?

[stormy]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering what the best PCMCIA ethernet card for a 68k PowerBook 190cs running OS 8.1 would be?

Cheers

 

[stormy]

I found this site:

https://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/mac/enet3c589/

Perhaps I'll get one of these 3com cards as they're listed working in the 190

 

[ArmorAlley]

This is sort of an answer to your question.

I wouldn't get a PCMCIA card, rather I would look for the card from Focus that combines ethernet & graphics card. It goes inside the PowerBook, which is a real pain to open up.

As a partial answer to your question, choose an ethernet card which accepts the RJ-45 directly, not one which has a dongle connected by a very weak connector. I had one which worked on my 5300 back in 1996. I'll post a picture of it if I can find it at home.

 

[stormy]

This is sort of an answer to your question.

I wouldn't get a PCMCIA card, rather I would look for the card from Focus that combines ethernet & graphics card. It goes inside the PowerBook, which is a real pain to open up.

As a partial answer to your question, choose an ethernet card which accepts the RJ-45 directly, not one which has a dongle connected by a very weak connector. I had one which worked on my 5300 back in 1996. I'll post a picture of it if I can find it at home.

Cheers, I'll post in the trading forum to see if anyone can help me find one.