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Cow12Boy
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Lan/wan module using CAT5/RJ45

Is there or has there been a module to be able to connect with a network using CAT 5 cable with a RJ45 connector? I have looked but all I see is the wireless module by Xircom. I know of the 56k modem module but I would have thought someone would have made a module that would have supported this by now. I guess since handspring has gone into the phone buisness it wont be built now. I guess my next purchase will have to be a Pocket PC. unless someone can give me URL to a Visor module that can compete. Thanks for in advance for your posting.

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MarkEagle
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Xircom was supposed to produce one, but it never materialized. It's unfortunate, because it probably would have been a very popular module.

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dennisl
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I remebered reading about this, and see that it's still listed:

http://www.portsmith.com/pspda.shtml

It's a cradle, not a module. And it's main function is syncing. But the spec sheet refers to internet connectivity.

It's cumbersome and expensive, but if it actually exists, it's all we're going to get.

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The one that Xircom was going to do was an actual Springboard, not the Portsmith cradle.

How about an ethernet/802.11b/modem combo? Too bad the SpringBoard is dead...

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quote:
Originally posted by flips13
How about an ethernet/802.11b/modem combo? Too bad the SpringBoard is dead...
Can you say SixPak?

It is a shame that the Springboard was put out to pasture. There are so many modules that would have made sense and been very popular. A lot of the obvious ones just never happened.

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quote:
Originally posted by MarkEagle
Can you say SixPak?
I had forgot about the much fabled SixPak! I was waiting to buy any modules until that one came out, it was going to be my first.

I didn't recall it having the 802.11b though...

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I didn't recall it having the 802.11b though...
It didn't. I was simply refering to the concept of multi-function modules that could've/should've been.

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