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From: Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu>
To: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>
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3COM will provide data sheets for their products that are reasonably
useful to developers - without requiring a head stand or other unpleasant
gyrations (save those for getting next week's version of the etherlink III
going :)

IMHO 3COM is a FreeBSD-friendly company.

-Chris



On Tue, 13 May 1997, Michael Hancock wrote:

> On Tue, 13 May 1997, Michael Smith wrote:
> 
> > > I didn't know SMC was having problems.  I think 3COM and Intel pushing for
> > > integrated ethernet on the motherboard is more of threat to SMC than the
> > > clone makers.
> > 
> > *laugh*  First thing I'd do with a motherboard with a 3com chip on it is
> > put a decent ethernet card in it 8)
> 
> I used to think the same way, but the recent 3COM stuff seems to be pretty
> good.
> 
> Mike
>