It would increase the cost of the laptop by about 10-20 USD if we included an ethernet port on the laptop, and our target users (kids with schoolservers with wifi) have no need for ethernet.<br><br>-ffm<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Dec 26, 2007 6:23 PM, Larry J. Maltin &lt;<a href="mailto:lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us">lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Heck, you mean it is more than simply &quot;plugging into the Ethernet port<br>in my hotel room?&quot;<br>L<br><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><div class="Ih2E3d">Larry Maltin<br>Dix Hills, NY &nbsp;11746-8021
<br>USA<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br><br><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d">Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote:<br>&gt; Hi larry<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Yes you can, &nbsp;see:<br>&gt; &nbsp;<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_ethernet_adaptors" target="_blank">
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_ethernet_adaptors</a><br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; On Dec 26, 2007 6:19 PM, Larry J. Maltin &lt; <a href="mailto:lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us">lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us</a><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d">
&gt; &lt;mailto:<a href="mailto:lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us">lmaltin@suffolk.lib.ny.us</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; I&#39;ve had the disappointing experience of not being able to get<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; onto the<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; internet while away from home. However, had I had the means to
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; plug into<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; an available Ethernet, there would have been no problem. How can I<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; do it?<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; Larry<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
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