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From: Bernie Doehner <bad@uhf.wireless.net>
To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
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Subject: Re: Wavelan ISA Card???
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> 
> How much is an access point?  (The $950 I mentioned earlier for the
> NetWave setup was the access point, since it connected to our local
> ethernet.)

I only know about the Wavelans (ISA) and RoamAbout PCMCIA..  I sort of
remember $1000/access point, but don't quote me on that since I dispice
the idea of highway robbery on access points, when you can throw together
a cheap PC for much less.
 
> Before I prattle on indefinitely, does anyone have a WWW site I could
> head for that might have answers to these sorts of questions?  (Most
> commercial sites are long on marketing and short on data.)

http://www.wavelan.com
http://www.networks.digital.com (then do site search for RoamAbout).

RoamAbout is a Wavelan clone.

Bernie