From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jul 9 09:36:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA08357 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 09:36:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.camalott.com (root@mail.camalott.com [208.203.140.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA08351 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 09:36:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joelh@gnu.org) Received: from detlev.UUCP (tex-135.camalott.com [208.229.74.135]) by mail.camalott.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA25727; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:36:46 -0500 Received: (from joelh@localhost) by detlev.UUCP (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA04767; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:35:57 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from joelh) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:35:57 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199807091635.LAA04767@detlev.UUCP> To: msanders@aros.net CC: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com, sbabkin@dcn.att.com, mike@smith.net.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199807091551.JAA18853@shell.aros.net> (msanders@aros.net) Subject: Re: NIC drivers From: Joel Ray Holveck References: <199807091551.JAA18853@shell.aros.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >>>> (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