Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 22:09:09 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams), kevin@NDA.COM, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: xircom hardware specs Message-ID: <199605170409.WAA25691@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199605170132.SAA18419@phaeton.artisoft.com> References: <199605170031.SAA25091@rocky.sri.MT.net> <199605170132.SAA18419@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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> > > i'm using an nec versa 2200c laptop with a xircom ethernet+modem > > > pcmcia card. no drivers available. > > > > Nope, because Xircom won't release the specs. w/out an NDA. > > > > > i sent email to xircom customer support and was informed that they > > > would release the specs to interested developers. is anyone pursuing > > > this? > > > > Nope, because signing an NDA means the source can't be distributed if a > > driver is written. > > Actually, the PCMCIA Xircom cards work with the PCMCIA support code, > according to the last posting to comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. I thought it was you that posted it, but obviously not. And, that posting is *wrong*. (Actually, the Xircom modem works with some hacks that were removed due to Xircom's policies.) Hosokawa doesn't even want to support Xircom given the plethora of 'decent' companies out there. Nate
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