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Date:      Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:14:07 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.com
Subject:   Re: Difference between a 3C589C and a 3C589D
Message-ID:  <199707250544.PAA20271@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199707241739.KAA12552@myrtle.bogs.org> from Greg Shenaut at "Jul 24, 97 10:39:26 am"

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Greg Shenaut stands accused of saying:
> 
> I need 4 pcmcia ethernet cards, for a couple of Toshibas (T1950ct,
> t3400) and two thinkpad 365cd's, all with 2.2.2 systems.
> 
> I understand that the 3c589's are probably the best cards to get, but
> have been holding off on getting them because the only ones I've
> seen for sale have been the D's, and there is an apparent problem
> with them (it even says in the release notes that the driver doesn't
> work with the D's).  Are you saying that they do work?

Why do people keep ignoring me?  

I get about twice the throughput that is reported for the '589's using
an Accton EN2216, and (at least around here) they're a much cheaper card.

You should see similar if not identical results with any other
NE2000-clone PCCARD.

> -Greg

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