PCMCIA cards and linux

[draigwen]

I've got an incredibly old laptop that I would like to turn into a thin client for my lounge. The problem is that it's got no network connectivity and only a floppy drive. I'm thinking of buying a PCMCIA ethernet card and CD-ROM drive for the machine. But I'm wary of buying something that won't work with Linux.

Has anyone got any recommendations for PCMCIA ethernet cards and/or CD-ROMs that will work with Linux?

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Re: Hi: a few qualifiers -

[draigwen]

Thanks for your response.

The laptop is at least ten years old. It's a 486. I'm not actually a beginner at linux (I've been using it for the past 8 years myself) so I'm quite happy getting stuck into compiling kernel modules, etc. My biggest concern is getting something that isn't compatible with linux in the first place!

Thanks for the links.