Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:06:53 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Johan Larsson <gozer@ludd.luth.se>, Rob Nelson <rob@mag-net.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card Message-ID: <19971216130653.14137@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199712160227.MAA00551@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 12:57:22PM %2B1030 References: <Pine.SUN.3.95.971216024548.198A-100000@father.ludd.luth.se> <199712160227.MAA00551@word.smith.net.au>
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On Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 12:57:22PM +1030, Mike Smith wrote: >> >> So my suggestion is that you _don't_ ship your computers with 3com cards, >> at least not the 509. > > I'd have to ask why anyone would use a 3c509 when an NE2000 clone is > cheaper, faster and better supported. I'd have to, too. But in my experience, the 3c509 is a whole lot faster than the NE2000 clones I've used. Of course, nowadays with fast processors, you don't see much difference, but it's a different story with 486/33's Greg
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