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Physically, the PDA needs to be able to accommodate a wireless card.
(Some PDAs may start building this in, but for now they come in PCMCIA and
CF ("Compact Flash") formats.)
Software-wise, the PDA needs a driver. This may be included in the PDA
OS, or included with the wireless card, usually on a CD to be read by a PC
and downloaded via a cradle or other existing interface.
My Linksys WCF12 wireless card came with a driver and instructions for
PocketPC PDAs. But my Sharp Zaurus runs Linux, and recognized it
immediately without needing to download a driver.
(You'll need network-capable applications on the PDA, such as a browser,
to actually *use* the connection for anything.)
David Gillett
On 22 May 2004 at 13:31, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hello again everyone:
>
> What must be installed on a PDA in order to receive a wireless internet
> connection?
>
> Thanks,
> Susan Hays
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