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No antique hardware please

No antique hardware please

Posted Dec 15, 2005 19:46 UTC (Thu) by jenro (subscriber, #7024)
Parent article: "Just works with Linux"

Whatever solution is found for this hareware-datebase, there is one point
that should be kept in mind: if this list should be useful for bying new
hardware, this hardware should still be for sale.

For example the FAQ of the ISDN4linux-project lists a lot of working
hardware. But you can't buy most of these things today. So if you want to
buy a new ISDN-card, and you neither want to spend lots of money for an
active card, nor use a proprietery driver, you find: nothing.


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No antique hardware please

Posted Dec 22, 2005 19:10 UTC (Thu) by barrygould (guest, #4774) [Link]

I disagree. If it's still available on eBay, it should still be listed.

Example...
Prism II / 2.5 network cards are scarce in retail, but commonly available on eBay.
(And they are the only cards that work with some wireless security tools.)

Barry

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