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Date:      Wed, 23 Jan 2002 01:34:41 -0800
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Michael Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "Current & Etherboot"
Message-ID:  <3C4E83B1.62E79017@mindspring.com>
References:  <200201222258.g0MMw3d02861@mass.dis.org>

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Michael Smith wrote:
> You can't put an ISA NIC into a modern computer.
> 
> But you can get PXE bootroms for most NICs, including those ISA fossils,
> from Bootix.

For $40 a pop, plus international shipping charges from Germany.

> And since the specification is open, you could always simply fix
> etherboot to provide the PXE interface and then you'd be back in business.

A much more attractive option.

-- Terry

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