Date: 10 Jul 1998 11:41:13 +0200 From: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) To: "Michael K. Sanders" <msanders@aros.net> Cc: sbabkin@dcn.att.com, mike@smith.net.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NIC drivers Message-ID: <rx4r9zuxcue.fsf@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com> In-Reply-To: "Michael K. Sanders"'s message of Thu, 09 Jul 1998 09:51:00 -0600 References: <199807091551.JAA18853@shell.aros.net>
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"Michael K. Sanders" <msanders@aros.net> writes: > In message <rx44swrysxk.fsf@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com>, Dag-Erling Coidan Sm rgr > av writes: > >sbabkin@dcn.att.com writes: > > > > (160 kbps). Gimme an Intel EtherExpress. > > > Sure, _now_, when you can get 100Mbps EtherExpress for > > > the same money, nobody would buy 3c509. But a few years ago > > -------------- > > Half the money, if the reports I've heard of EtherExpress cards > > retailing at $50 are reliable. > You've always[1] been able to get EtherExpress 100 cards for $50-- you > could get two 100B cards directly from Intel for $49 ea. through their > "evaluation program"[2], and numerous mail order companies currently > have the 100B and 100+ for < $50. Sounds good to me :) Last time I checked, retail prices for Etherlink III NICs in Norway were closer to $100 than $50. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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