Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 16:47:46 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network adapters: Technical issues Message-ID: <4.1.19981218164319.06c11ab0@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9812181833340.1744-100000@super-g.inch.com> References: <4.1.19981217004147.066e2c30@mail.lariat.org>
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Well, I have to do upgrades for a LOT of machines, so if I can find a good solution it's worth the time. By the way, Egghead.com is blowing KTI RealTek-based cards out the door at auction for an average bid price of $12 before shipping. The only thing to watch out for: the RealTek driver appears to be subject to a DoS attack. I don't want to give details about this until the author has a chance to look at it. --Brett At 06:40 PM 12/18/98 -0500, spork wrote: >Seriously now, these old machines can turn into money holes real quick... >I fixed a friend's $25 garage sale special, but every time I went to try >and 'upgrade' something, the price was just ridiculous. I think you'll >find that the cost of oddball parts is rising. For example, try finding >an ISA video card with 1M or more of ram for less than $60... Meanwhile >you can get a PCI card for $30 and an AGP for $40. > >You'll run into the same trap sooner or later with your quest for 100Mb >ISA cards. We can still get an Asus P55TP4 mobo w/4 PCI slots for about >$60 and a Pentium 133 for about the same. It's AT form factor, takes an >AT keyboard, AT power supply, and still has ISA slots. You might find >yourself paying nearly the same price for your ISA card when you find it. >Factor in the time you spend on this as well... > >Good luck, > >Charles > >--- >Charles Sprickman >spork@super-g.com > >On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Brett Glass wrote: > >> At 11:29 PM 12/16/98 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: >> >> >If I knew of any ISA 100Mbps adapters, don't you think I'd have >> >mentioned them? If I say "I don't believe we do", then I damn well >> >mean it! >> >> Really... you don't have to shout! It's just that the cost of an >> upgrade would be significantly more than the $150 it would take >> to replace the motherboard. There's also RAM.... Those systems >> use older SIMMs. And a new motherboard is likely to be in the ATX >> form factor; those 486es use the AT form factor. So between the >> case and the RAM and the motherboard and the CPU and the keyboard >> (yep, the old ones use AT, not PS/2, keyboards) we're almost talking >> about throwing out the box. >> >> --Brett >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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