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Subject: Re: Is NE2000 network card OK?
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On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Doug White wrote:

> >   - are there any drawbacks to this card?
> 
> They're slow because they generate a lot of interrupts over a card with
> more buffer space e.g. a 3com 3c509.  
> 
How slow do you consider slow? I would think on a small network that a 
card running ne2000 would be adequate for most purposes.

Keith