Subject: Re: John Pugh: 46th IETF
To: Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
List: current-users
Date: 11/06/1999 08:33:38
Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com> writes:

> > 1. Wireless LAN cards may be borrowed at the meeting with a deposit of $99.
> 
> Is this by chance OEM price of the cards?
> 
> I've been thinking of getting a pair of the turbo wavelan for home,
> but the few places I saw selling them all wanted ~$600 each.  I notice
> that the wavelan website is pretty silent on the issue of list price,
> mail order vendors etc.

We bought some of the non-turbo ones (Bronze) which are 2Mbps, for
$57.  I plugged it in and it just worked.  I hear the wireless cards
they're loaning/selling at IETF pretty much suck compared to the
WaveLan line.

--Michael