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- Date: 21 Aug 92 23:27:24 EDT
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- In article <JMARIN.92Aug21103112@messi.uku.fi>,
- jmarin@messi.uku.fi (Jukka Marin) writes:
- > In article <rwm.713990431@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca> rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) writes:
- >> Wasn't Hydra the boards that GVP attempted to sell for a while, but gave
- >>up because both the hardware and software were giving them so much
- >>support problems?
- >>
- >> Last I heard their sofware did not run under 2.0, and
- >>their boards had interupt problems that caused a 25mhz machine to clock
- >>at 20MHZ with NO SOFTWARE RUNNING, just the board being plugged in.
- >
- > I have four Hydra Ethernet boards which I can't use because their
- > software doesn't work under 2.0. The boards themselves DO work, as far
- > as I can tell.
- >
- > Some early Hydra boards are said to have a bug in a PAL chip which affects
- > autoconfiguration. I haven't heard of other hardware problems. I have
- > one Hydra board installed in my A3025 and I haven't noticed any kind of
- > slowdown at all.
- >
- > Hydra claims to be working on a new software version which contains
- > password protection and other new features. However, I have been calling
- > and FAXing them for 8-9 months now and their software still isn't
- > finished. I have got two pre-release versions to try - well, I WAS
- > able to transfer one file over the net before the server software
- > locked up. The current version causes plenty of Enforcer hits. I told
- > Hydra to use Enforcer for debugging (and their comment was like "Huh?
- > What is that?"). Obviously, they still don't use it (and they are
- > still doing all testing under 1.3).
- >
- > Even if Hydra is able to finish their new software, it's obvious that
- > they haven't ever heard of SANA-II. Hydra boards will still be their
- > own isolated world with no connections to 'real' tcp/ip or similar
- > protocols.
- >
- > I would like to know if there are other Hydra board owners in the netland.
- > Maybe we could write our own driver for the board and then use Commodore's
- > AS225 package with the Hydra boards? It shouldn't be too difficult. The
- > design of the Hydra boards is quite simple and I've got all data about the
- > Ethernet chips.
- >
- > Anyone? Please e-mail to me and we'll see what we can do.
- >
- > Jukka Marin
- >
- >
- > P.S. I have heard about a software package named ENLAN, which works on the
- > Hydra boards. I have asked for more information about ENLAN. Hope it
- > turns out to be a good package!
- >
- >
- >
- >
- > --
- >
- > | Mail: Jukka Marin | E-Mail: jmarin@messi@uku.fi |
- > | Metsurintie 17 B 8 | There's God above computers - |
- > | 70150 Kuopio, FINLAND | Love beyond the hate |
-
-
- Don't even mess. Just get a Slingshot board from Micro R&D, plug it
- into your A500 and get an A2065 card. It works beautifully. Used it myself
- with AS225. Also works fine with the Bodega Bay.
-
- Any problems or questions, just write me at
-
- elb1@cornella.edu
-
- Eric Beyer
- Solaris Development Group
-
-