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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA907 ; Tue, 09 Feb 93 15:54:37 EST Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:25441 comp.unix.bsd:10960 Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!usenet.coe.montana.edu!ogicse!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!umn.edu!noc.msc.net!news.stolaf.edu!news.stolaf.edu!johnsonm From: johnsonm@stolaf.edu (Michael K. Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: [386bsd/linux] LAN Adapter for Parallel Port: Supported in Linux? Message-ID: <JOHNSONM.93Feb5210155@lars.stolaf.edu> Date: 6 Feb 93 03:01:59 GMT Article-I.D.: lars.JOHNSONM.93Feb5210155 References: <1krl2rINNibt@smurf.sti.com> <1krv4f$l9j@smurf.sti.com> <GUMBY.93Feb5180916@tweedledumb.cygnus.com> <1kv6gcINNc74@smurf.sti.com> Sender: news@news.stolaf.edu Organization: Tea Conspiracy Lines: 17 In-Reply-To: dgreen@sti.com's message of 6 Feb 1993 02:07:08 GMT In article <1kv6gcINNc74@smurf.sti.com> dgreen@sti.com (Dan R. Greening) writes: Zenith Z-Note 425LN. 486SL, 4 hour battery, 8MB, 120MB, $2880. I think it has an active matrix greyscale screen. The internal ethernet board is NE2000 compatible. Because it is NE2000 compatible, I don't think Linux will run on it, however I think 386BSD will. The ethernet attachment is the 14-pin job, so you have to get a $50 adapter to use thinnet or twisted pair (get these from Allied Telesis 800-424-4284). Hmm. Linux can use an NE2000: check the drivers on super.org. However, when I called Zenith (this summer) they told me that their design was proprietary and they weren't sure if they felt like releasing specs or not. I put in a very strong (albeit very diplomatic) push for openness, but have not talked to them since. Let's hope that your info is true! michaelkjohnson