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- From: jerry@arlut.utexas.edu (Jerry Heyman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Ethernet and Amiga
- Date: 26 Mar 1996 19:03:48 GMT
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- Noah I Rosenberg (integral@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu) wrote:
-
- : The dorms I live offer a 10baseT ethernet connection in certain rooms. I'm
- : considering living there again next semester, and I am being offered my
- : choice of room. I'm wondering, is it worthwhile for me, an Amiga user, to
- : get a room with Ethernet, i.e.:
-
- : Is it possible to hook an Amiga to a standard 10baseT ethernet
- : connection? I just talked to the fellow in charge of the network and he
- : said, no, it's just for macs and PC's... but I've heard stories of Amiga
- : ethernet cards and of amigas being connected to PC networks..
-
- Yes. You can do so without any problems. You'll need to appropriate
- software (AmiTCP) and the driver to talk to the Ethernet card.
-
- : Is it feasible for me to do? I sure would like to have a 10mb/s
- : connection (or however fast it is, better than 14.4 I'm sure) running into
- : my Amiga. Has anyone else done this? IF so, what are the costs involved?
-
- Its the price of the Ethernet card (new prices I've seen at ~$250, used
- prices - you'll need to check comp.sys.amiga.marketplace) plus the cost
- of AmiTCP. AmiTCP demo can be gotten off of Aminet...
-
- : I could justify dropping like $300 for an ethernet card for my amiga
- : better than I could justify dropping $500 for like an old 486..
-
-
- : (I have an Amiga 1200 mx1230a/50/50 4Fast)
-
- Don't know about an Ethernet card for the A1200. Haven't seen any adds for
- one. The only one's that I'm aware of are for the A[234]000 machines with
- Zorro II slots.
-
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