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- From: bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
- Subject: Re: Best EtherNet LAN Card
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.000141.40000@camb.com>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 00:01:41 EDT
- References: <1322@bridge2.NSD.3Com.COM>
- Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc.
- Lines: 15
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- In article <1322@bridge2.NSD.3Com.COM>, div@NAD.3Com.COM (Dinesh Venkatachalam x5498) writes:
- >
- > Try the EtherLink III ( 3c509 Coax or TP ) card which 3com recently introduced.
- > It certainly meets the simplest/easiest/cheapest to use criteria.
-
- But sadly 3COM really missed the boat. They could have made it 'THE' only card
- to buy for folks with mixed (as in VERY) 10Base-T/10Base-2 environments.
- If they had only made ONE card do both - they could have left out the AUI port
- for all I would care.
-
- As it is, you have to buy the card you think you need, and when that staff
- person's desk moves, you have to go in and swap cards if the new location
- has the other cable.
-
- Fortunately there are other brands that have noticed customer's quandry.
-