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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!netnews.upenn.edu!dsinc!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!griffin.phoenix.net!phoenix.phoenix.net!pflores From: pflores@phoenix.phoenix.net (Paul Flores) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: ethernet cards (3COM?) Date: 31 Dec 1994 17:13:38 GMT Organization: Phoenix Data Systems Lines: 23 Message-ID: <3e43g2$31o@griffin.phoenix.net> References: <3cgprj$iaq@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: phoenix.phoenix.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Mark D. Spiller (mds@rich.EECS.Berkeley.EDU) wrote: : Hi - : I was considering the 3COM 3C503 16 bit... But was wondering, : how does it compare to the 509? ( I noticed that lots of people : in the newsgroup had trouble with that one...) : Thanks for any info! : Mark D. Spiller : mds@ic.eecs.berkeley.edu 3c509's custom ASIC chip is a tremendous speed advantage over most cards. (It's about the only thing on the Board) And they are cheap too! Easy software setup (Have to boot with DOS first) If you got it, use it! Paul Flores