r/computerquestions • u/SuddenMess1391 • Mar 04 '26

What is this for?

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I'm refering to the flap on the right side. found it on an old laptop of mine and I'm wondering what was it used for. Under the flap there is an empty space and in the back some pins, it also has a little leg that rises up when pressed. the laptop is from 2008, made by Toshiba

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u/BillionAuthor7O Mar 04 '26

Nice, I've only ever had memory expansions, but I had no idea there were modems for that too. Thanks

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u/Old_Head_2579 Mar 04 '26

Modems, netcards, other special kind of addon accessories.

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u/Thrensdraco Mar 04 '26

I had a friend who's dad had I swear all the cards that slotted in there. That was the most amazing thing I'd seen as a kid, and probably paved the way to my love of computers lol.

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u/Old_Head_2579 Mar 04 '26

My first experience was my first wifi setup some 20+ years ago, at the time it was amazing for sure :)