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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!cam!dcooper
From: dcooper@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au (David Cooper)
Subject: Re: 386BSD: 32bit ethernet cards
Message-ID: <1992Sep17.215043.3765@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>
Keywords: 386BSD, 32bit, ethernet, ISA, 486
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
References: <1992Sep17.095530.3901@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au> 
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 92 21:50:43 GMT
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In article <1992Sep17.095530.3901@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>, dcooper@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au (David Cooper) writes:
>
>I'm looking for a 32 bit ethernet card to use in a 486 ISA box under 386BSD.
                                                        ^^^

Thanks to all the folks who found the deliberate mistake :-)

The (somewhat misnamed) 486 does have a free 32 bit slot.

If one were to use a 16 bit card, which of the ones supported by Tiny
386BSD is the better performer? (I assume it's a toss up between WD/SMC and
3COM)

cheers
David

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David Cooper                        Senior Computing Officer (Academic)
Computing Services                                  UTL Network Manager
University of Tasmania                             Phone: +61 03 260598
PO Box 1214 Launceston 7250 Australia                Fax: +61 03 264232