Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:35:57 -0500 (CDT) From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> To: msanders@aros.net Cc: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com, sbabkin@dcn.att.com, mike@smith.net.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NIC drivers Message-ID: <199807091635.LAA04767@detlev.UUCP> In-Reply-To: <199807091551.JAA18853@shell.aros.net> (msanders@aros.net) References: <199807091551.JAA18853@shell.aros.net>
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>>>> (160 kbps). Gimme an Intel EtherExpress. >>> Sure, _now_, when you can get 100Mbps EtherExpress for >>> the same money, nobody would buy 3c509. But a few years ago >> Half the money, if the reports I've heard of EtherExpress cards >> retailing at $50 are reliable. > You've always[1] been able to get EtherExpress 100 cards for $50-- you > could get two 100B cards directly from Intel for $49 ea. through their > "evaluation program"[2], and numerous mail order companies currently > have the 100B and 100+ for < $50. > 1: or at least for a very long time, now. > 2: http://www.intel.com/network/ee100/eval/index.htm Evidently we've got different definitions of 'very long time'. The reason I have a 509 is because I built the system in '93, and I am *quite* certain there were no 100Mbit cards for < $50... even any that fell off the back of a lorry. Heppy hacking, joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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