\README.TXT                                                         Feb. 1996

                           IC-CARDCT PCMCIA Ethernet Card

 Contents
 
        Introduction
        Requirements
        Minimum Skill Level
        Getting Started
        Driver Directory Structure
        Revision History
        Copyrights, Trademarks, and Disclaimers

 Introduction
 
        Thank you for purchasing the IC-CARD PCMCIA Ethernet card.
        This diskette has network driver support for the IC-CARD PCMCIA
        Ethernet card. There is a format change for this driver disk. All
        README's have been reformatted, any easy setup program
        , and consistency on all documentation provided.

        NEC98xx drivers are not for NEC computers that are commonly sold
        in the North America (ie. VERSA). In Japan one of the most popular
        PC is a non-DOS compatible called the NEC 9800 series of laptops.
        Unless the Laptop is specifically marked with NEC9800 or compatible
        , only select the "IBM PC or compatible" item.

        During 1996, IC-CARD will change all driver disks to ARJ compression
        for better driver management and provisions for even more drivers
        to the disk. We hope our new readmes and installation will minimize
        the users effort to make our products work.

 Requirements
 
        A PCMCIA compatible Laptop
        A PCMCIA chipset that is PCIC compatible (Intel, Cirrus, Vadem, and
         VLSI) or Databook compatible.
        A compatible network operating system
        A IC-CARD (our single media cards are not supported)
        A knowledge of basic DOS commands and editing text files

 Minimum Skill Level
 
        A knowledge of basic DOS commands
        A knowledge of editing text files
        A knowledge of DOS basic file structure (CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT)
        A knowledge of the network driver configuration being used
        Please see Support Options if you are not comfortable will this
         skill level

 Getting Started
 
        Installation program is provided to assist ease of setup for users.
        Installation program will configure PCMCIA drivers, install the
        appropriate network drivers for popular network operating systems,
        and run diagnostics on the IC-CARD.

        Before running Installation program, please make a backup copy of
        your diver diskette. Then simply run INSTALL.EXE program in the root
        of the driver disk(ie. A:\INSTALL<Enter>). Installation will copy
        selected driver to the destination directory.

        If the network operating system you are using is not covered by the
        installation program, refer to the individual documentation provided
        for each driver directory.

 Driver Directory Structure
 
        The network drivers on this disk is organized in the following
        structure. Each directory contains a README.TXT file which
        provides you with detailed installation instructions for drivers
        in that directory:

        These new drivers will support the complete IC-CARD PCMCIA
        Ethernet adapter series. All drivers will automatically detect
        the hardware information including I/O base address and IRQ.
        The network media connector type will also be automatically
        detected during driver initialization.

  IC-CARD Diskette Release 02/01/96
  NIC
  FILES1   ARJ
  FILES2   ARJ
  NEC      ARJ
  ARJ      EXE
  DCD16    EXE
  INSTALL  EXE
  INSTALL  BAT
  ICARD    INI
  DMCU     EXE
  LICENCE  TXT
  README   W95
  README   TXT

  Revision History
  
Revision No. 940501
First BETA driver program is added to diskette.

Revision No. 940801
1. Complete QA Lab. testing.

Revision: No. 950315
1. New added the following driver
\IBMPC\NDIS\OS2           NDIS OS2 driver programs.
\IBMPC\AT&TUNIX           AT&T UNIX driver program.
\IBMPC\SCOUNIX            SCO UNIX driver program.(TCPIP v1.1x & v1.2x included)
\IBMPC\NT31               MicroSoft Windows NT driver program.(NDIS 3.0)
\IBMPC\WFW311             MicroSoft Windows for Workgroups.(NDIS 3.0)
\IBMPC\NETWARE\CLIENT\ODI.OS2 ODI driver for OS/2
2. Updated
\IBMPC\NDIS\ODI.DOS\ICARD.DOS
\IBMPC\NDIS\OEMSETUP.INF

Revision: No. 950601
1. New added AUTOinstall program
2. New added Windows NT v3.5 driver



  Revision: No. 960201
  1. Update all DOS drivers. All DOS version drivers can auto-detect the
     I/O and IRQ.
  2. New added Diagnostics program
  3. Updated AutoInstall program from v1.0 to v2.0
  4. New added Windows 95J drivers for NEC 98xx
  5. New added Netware 4.1J server driver for NEC 98xx


 Copyrights, Trademarks, and Disclaimers
 
 All references to MS, Windows, Win95, Windows 95, Windows NT, WinNT are
 rights reserved by Microsoft Corporation

 All references to Nvl., ODI, Netware, NW, IPX, IPXODI, and LSL are rights
 reserved by Novell Corporation

 Further rights reserved to their respective corporations
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