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Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 18:29:11 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> longer desires to keep de current, for whatever reason.  The thing
> I don't understand is why the cold shoulder given to the 211xxx
> cards by Jordan and DG, among others.  So what if the cpu utilization
> is higher?  These nics are cheap, and not sole source, IMHO a
> real *good* thing.

Eh?  I never cold-shouldered them, at least not intentionally, I just
supported David's assertion that they were better performers if you
were looking for new cards and you didn't _care_ about the cost issues
so much as simply getting a box stuffed with the best of the best.

As I told Dennis, I still buy the DC21xxx cards (and even some old
DC21040 cards, one of which I just received in the mail a few days
ago, brand new and in the shrink-wrap) and they still work for me with
2.2.

					Jordan