Toshiba satellite pro 430cdt

[gimpy252]

I got this unit from my son in law and I would like to set it up on a wireless network. It has a Pentium 120 and a 1.2 gig hard drive and Windows95 and 2 open PCMCIA slots. Can I use just any old wireless PCMCIA card or dose it have to be specific to this machine?
Thanks in advance
Tim

[Terry Yager]

PCMCIA cards are standardized, but there is more than one type. Older machines use a 16-bit standard, while more recent ones use a 32-bit standard known as "CardBus". I'm not sure which type your 120MHz laptop has, could be either one, given it's age. If you don't know for sure, your best bet is to find an older card that is 16-bit, as it will work in a 16- or 32-bit slot. My personal recomendation is a Cisco 340, since I know that they are compatible with the older hardware. I use one daily, and just bought a second one two days ago on eBay. It cost me $14.00 + 8.00 for shipping. If you search eBay for "Cisco 340" you should be able to find one for around that same price too.

--T

[NathanAllan]

Toshiba still has all the specs for that laptop on their site. Go to toshiba.com and dig around. It takes some clicking to get through their pages, but it's there in a nice pdf format. Lots of downloads and drivers and stuff should you need it. I have a 460CDT and love it. Hope you will too. Mine has 32-bit slots. Watch out for huge package programs, and also for win95 compatability.

And if it is indeed 16-bit, I found a company that makes them, though it's a little bit pricey compared to Terry's number:

http://vintage-computer.com/vcforum/viewtopic.php?t=2299&highlight=laptop+wireless

I posted that a while back. Good luck!

[gimpy252]

Thanks for the help. As soon as I get a the floppy drive I bought on ebay I'm going to upgrade to windows 98. I've been to the Toshiba site and downloaded the users manual, you're right there is a lot of good stuff in there. :D
Thanks again
Tim

[Solomon-360]

i have the same laptop, mine has 98 on it...
well it's not mine it's my brother's :D

[NathanAllan]

Gimpy,
Have you had luck with your laptop? Since this thread was started in Jan06, and got a recent bump, how about an update? I love hearing about networking projects. :)

[chuckcmagee]

Unfortunately, OP hasn't been logged in for almost 1 year now.

[NathanAllan]

DOH! Oh well, it was worth a try.

Nathan