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Date:      Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:22:57 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        ulf@Alameda.net
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: AMD PCNet/FAST cards; suppliers? 
Message-ID:  <199807261822.LAA11238@antipodes.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:15:21 PDT." <19980726111521.B21764@Alameda.net> 

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> On Sun, Jul 26, 1998 at 10:11:14AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Howdy; a straightforward question:  FreeBSD Test Labs is looking for a 
> > > >source for a PCI card or cards using the AMD PCNet and/or PCNet/FAST 
> > > >chips.  (Am79c97x etc.)
> > > 
> > > http://www.amd.com/products/npd/overview/19433f.pdf
> > 
> > So nobody manufactures an adapter featuring the PC-Net FAST device?  
> > That's kinda depressing.  8(
> 
> Hitachi used the AMD chip on their older notebooks. The newer Visionbook Pro
> has a 10/100 onboard, which I wouldn't be surprised to be an AMD again.

Yes, it is.  However there is a slight price differential between a PCI 
card and a new notebook, and the goal here is to use donors' funds as 
effectively as possible.  8)

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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