Hi alli was given this netbook today and it is working realy wellalmost like the day it came from the shopwith a Hayes optima 288 v.34 + fax for pcmcia card(considering its age of approx 12-13 yrs)and the kids are quite fascinated with it but im sure thats a phase they are going through as this time next week they mosr pobabley wont be interested in it.....loli was wondering is this possible to network with windows7also just been informed by my daughter to ask all you kind people can this netbook be used wirlesly when out and about and what would be the best or ideal wireless adapter to getif so what hardware would i need for a cabled network as ive got ntl broadband with ethernet connection onlywould it be possible through the One parallel port, bi-directional, EPP, ECP (25-pin D-shell connector) This is the html version of the file http://www.jdr.com/PDF/currentspec/ast-jxx.pdf.Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web. Page 1 AST Ascentia J Series: The New, Personal Notebook A new line of highly styled, lightweight and compact notebook featuring a wide range of processors. The Ascentia J is the perfect cost-effective, high-performance mobile solution. ASCENTIA J SERIES J10 J30 J50 Model No. P/75: CSS10 500/8 P/75 CSS10 800/8 P/100: CSS10 800/8 P/100: CTS10 800/8 P/133: CTS10 800/8 Part # 501xxx-xxx 788-301 788-401 945-401 946-401 947-401 Processor 75 MHz Intel Pentium processor 100 MHz Intel Pentium processor 133 MHz Intel Pentium processor Standard RAM 8 MB Maximum RAM 40 MB Cache 256 KB level 2 Integrated Modem 14.4 kbps Hard Drives 500 MB 800 MB ASCENTIA J10, J30 and J50 SPECIFICATIONS Processors: 75 MHz Intel Pentium processor 100 MHz Intel Pentium processor 133 MHz Intel Pentium processor Page 2 Memory: 8MB standard, expandable to 40MB 256KB level 2 cache Display: 10.4 (diagonal) SVGA TFT Active-Matrix color (CTS) 10.4 (diagonal) SVGA Dual-Scan STN color (CSS) Viewing area: 8.3" W x 6.25" H (21.12 cm x 15.84 cm) Standard resolution: 800 x 600 in 256 colors (STN) or 64 K colors (TFT) Max. resolution on external monitor: 1024 x 768 in 256 colors Contrast ratio: TFT - 80:1, STN - 25:1 Dot Pitch: .0264 cm x .0264 cm Disk Drives and Performance: Floppy: 3.5 1.44MB internal 500MB and 800MB removable hard drive Avg. access (seek) time: < or = 14 msec (800 MB) Graphics: Chips & Technologies graphics controller 65548 32-bit PCI bus accelerated graphics 1MB video memory Simultaneous internal/external monitor support Windows GUI accelerator Power Management: Advanced Power Management (APM) support Suspend and SmartSleep Battery: Three to four hour battery life with Lithium Ion battery Charge time (system off): 2.5 hours to 90 percent Charge time (system on): five hours to 90 percent Battery size: 3.25 W x 7.25 D x 0.75 H (8.25 cm W x 18.4 cm D x 1.9 cm H) Nominal open circuit voltage: 10.8V Battery capacity: 40.50 mAHr, 43.7 watt Hr Page 3 AC Adapter: Full-range: 100-240V 2.4 W x 4.1 D x 1.1 H (6.0 cm W x 10.4 cm D x 2.8 cm H) 0.57 lbs. 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Output voltage: 18 VDC Output current: 1.9A PC Card Expansion Slots: 2 Type II or 1 Type III LCD Status Display Panel: Power button, suspend, battery, hard disk activity, num lock, scroll lock, caps lock FlashBIOS: BIOS (256 KB) upgrades performed by AST Authorized Service Centers via a 3.5 upgrade diskette Keyboard: 86/87-key keyboard (101/102 key compatible) with palm rest Full-size keyboard (19 mm key spacing) with 3 mm travel and 12 dedicated function keys Inverted T arrow keys Integrated SmartPoint track stick Two Click and Drag buttons located in front of keyboard Keyboard volume control Audio: Integrated ESS 16 Bit Sound Blaster compatible MIDI and .WAV support Embedded stereo speakers and microphone Standard I/O Ports: One serial port (16550 UART)(9-pin D-shell connector) One parallel port, bi-directional, EPP, ECP (25-pin D-shell connector) Page 4 One analog VGA port (15-pin D-shell connector) One PS/2 mouse/keyboard/pad port (6-pin connector) Expansion connector: connect optional port replicator One two-way IrDA-1 compatible infrared port Integrated 14.4 kbps data/fax modem (U.S. only) One microphone-in port (mono 1/8 phone jack) One line-in port (mono 1/8 phone jack) One line-out port (mono 1/8 phone jack) DC power jack Fujitsu Siemens MS-6567V2 2.0 Board: Micro Star MS-6567V2 2.0 Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T 04/06/02 2.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 8 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache 512 Megabytes Installed Memory 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot '0' has 512 MB Slot '1' has 256 MB Slot '2' has 256 MB Slot '3' is Empty Standard VGA Graphics Adapter [Display adapter] Generic PnP Monitor (15.7"vis, June 2004) NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) MIDI UART Realtek AC'97 Audio Unsupported Standard Game Port PCI CX11252-11 Soft Modem IC Plus IP100A 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter Dhcp Server: none responded Microsoft 6to4 Adapter Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2 Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Courtesy of http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html GeForce4 MX 440-SE AGP 8X Fill Rate: Triangles per Second: Memory Bandwidth: Maximum Memory: 1.1 Billion Texels/Sec. 34 Millio

That thing should be in a museum by now. Although if you're willing to spend money on it, you can purchase a PCMCIA wired/wireless adapter to connect it to a network:http://www.google.com/products?q=pcmcia+ethernet+card&hl=enhttp://www.google.com/products?q=pcmcia+wireless+ethernet+card&hl=enMoreover, going through the serial/parallel ports would be much more of a hassle and extremely slow.