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From: Jim Shankland <jas@flyingfox.com>
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> The architecture of PCI slots and the 82558/9 makes that a 
> difficult proposition.
> 
> The 82558 has a PCI interface built into it.  Putting four on a
> PCI slot card requires a PCI bridge chip on the slot card.

AFAIK, that's exactly what the existing (Tulip-based) quad cards do.

> This makes the price target hard to reach.

OK, $350, but that's my final offer :-).

Jim Shankland
NLynx Systems, Inc.


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