From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jul 26 11:23:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA19576 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:23:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (castles247.castles.com [208.214.165.247]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA19563 for ; Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:23:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@antipodes.cdrom.com) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by antipodes.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA11238; Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:22:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199807261822.LAA11238@antipodes.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: ulf@Alameda.net cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AMD PCNet/FAST cards; suppliers? In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:15:21 PDT." <19980726111521.B21764@Alameda.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:22:57 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On Sun, Jul 26, 1998 at 10:11:14AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > > >Howdy; a straightforward question: FreeBSD Test Labs is looking for a > > > >source for a PCI card or cards using the AMD PCNet and/or PCNet/FAST > > > >chips. (Am79c97x etc.) > > > > > > http://www.amd.com/products/npd/overview/19433f.pdf > > > > So nobody manufactures an adapter featuring the PC-Net FAST device? > > That's kinda depressing. 8( > > Hitachi used the AMD chip on their older notebooks. The newer Visionbook Pro > has a 10/100 onboard, which I wouldn't be surprised to be an AMD again. Yes, it is. However there is a slight price differential between a PCI card and a new notebook, and the goal here is to use donors' funds as effectively as possible. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message