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To: Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net>
From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
Subject: Re: Decision in Router Purchase
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Jim Dixon writes...

>We use a variety of sync serial cards.  The ET card is an old design,
>takes up two ISA slots (one for each port), and has other problems.
>The SDL Communications cards (N2d, N2pci) are better hardware.
>
>The problem with the SDL cards is the lack of FreeBSD drivers.  There
>is a driver for the N2d but not for the N2pci.  The ET driver software
>suppports more protocols and some degree of compression.

>So generally SDL wins on the hardware side and ET on the software 
>side.  We prefer SDL but are not happy with the lack of software 
>support.
>

The ET boards and the RiscComm are virtually the same design with
different CPUs..so from what knowledge base does this come from?

Perhaps the fact that I refuse to sell cards at any price  to any company 
that employs the likes of Jim Dixon has an effect on this opinion?

Dennis