I have an aging IBM thinkpad on which the only USB1.0 port has died[1].
Unfortunately it was running my NetGear USB NIC, since the laptop
doesn't have one built-in.

Our local supplier has a CardBus USB2.0 card which I haven't tried as
yet, because I'm going to have to put the laptop back together first.

Obviously I'll need to make sure that it works with the NetGear NIC or
there would be little point ... but before I go there and try it out,
does anyone have any experience with these sorts of devices, good or
bad?

Regards,
Malcolm

[1] annoyingly it's a physical problem - the plastic divider in the
centre of the socket has come loose at some point and the pins are bent

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