380ED PCMCIA wireless card needed

[k5ilf]

I am seeking a wireless card for this elderly IBM computer. I have a Proxima Skyline 4030, but it does not seem to function. Likely it is not compatible---anyone suggest on that will work.

Thanks for sharing

bill in las cruces

[The Spirit of X21]

Hi Bill,

It seems that the 380ED does not support CardBus network cards, which unfortunately eliminates most of the wifi cards on the market. What you need to find is an older 16-bit wifi card. There aren't any 802.11g cards available that fit that description, but there a few 802.11b cards. I think this would do the trick:

http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DWL-650-Wi ... B000051SHL

I have seen them on eBay for under $25.

[whizkid]

The LinkSys WPC11 will also do the job, if you can find one.

[gator]

3com XJACK b/g will also work, it is 16-bit.