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Date:  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:20:36 -0700 (PDT)
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From:  Jonas Buys <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Linux driver for Intel Centrino

Centrino includes a miniPCI wifi card in a notebook,
the Intel PRO/Wireless 2011.
==> saves energy over PCMCIA wifi card.

--- Lewis G Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2rosenthals.com>
wrote:
> But what of the Centrino vs mPCI vs PCCard
> performance issue, Jonas? 
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> Lewis
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> ...... Original Message .......
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:00:05 -0700 (PDT) Jonas Buys
> <jonas_buys@yahoo.com> 
> wrote:
> >There's one huge advantage miniPCI devices like the
> >Intel ProWireless/2011 have over regular PCCard
> >devices: a lot less of power consumption.  That is,
> >you will be able to use a full-charged notebook
> >battery longer with miniPCI than with PCMCIA.
> >
> >Best regards, JB.
> ><< www.os2warp.be >>
> >
> >--- Lewis G Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2rosenthals.com>
> >wrote:
> >> Jens might have an idea on this, Mark. OTOH, I
> >> haven't seen any real 
> >> performance benchmarks on Centrino Wi-Fi vs the
> more
> >> traditional cards 
> >> ("traditional" is a funny word here, isn't it? I
> >> mean...what...two or 
> >> three years since the technology has become
> >> widespread...? ;-) ). It 
> >> might be a situation akin to finding WinModem
> >> drivers, only to discover 
> >> that the performance of the hardware is so
> p-ss-poor
> >> that you'd be 
> >> better off with a PCMCIA card.
> >> 
> >> On 04/12/2004 02:38 pm, Mark Dodel thus wrote :
> >> 
> >> >I never saw this post come through so I'm
> resending
> >> to see if the list is
> >> >still active.
> >> >
> >> >Mark
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I haven't seen any posts here for a bit so I
> >> thought I'd post something.
> >> >
> >> >There is now a Linux driver from a Canadian
> company
> >> for Intel's Centrino
> >> >wireless card.  Since its proprietary, there is
> no
> >> source so it doesn't
> >> >help OS/2. :-(
> >> >
> >>
>
>><http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/25/HNlinuxdriver_1.html>
> >> >
> >> >The article does say "General manager of
> software
> >> and solutions at Intel,
> >> >Will Swope, recently said a Centrino-Linux
> driver
> >> was coming first in a
> >> >proprietary format and then open source once
> it's
> >> found out how to hide
> >> >the workings of its wireless technology. He
> refused
> >> however to give any
> >> >dates."  Does this mean there will never be an
> >> Intel centrino wireless
> >> >driver for OS/2?
> >> >
> >> >Mark
> >> >
> >> >  
> >> >
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Lewis
> >>
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