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From: devouges@bnr.ca (Gary Devouges)
Subject: Re: Excelan 82586-based ethernet card
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Message-ID: <1994Apr24.013323.3850@bnr.ca>
Organization: Northern Telecom, Ltd.
Keywords: Excelan, 82586, I/O address, FreeBSD
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References: <1994Apr23.132033.3744@fasterix.frmug.fr.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 01:33:23 GMT
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Hi,
I have a few of those cards.... I have not been able to find any
kind of driver for modern day systems. These things, along with the
software, cost us about 1200 to 1400 dollars in 1987 dollars. We can
get better cards for less than 100$.
I tried to use one with an MS-DOS system lately, with their
software, and it woks ok, but the card gets pretty hot.... don't want
that kind of stuff in my home PC.....
If you really-reallly-really-really want to make this animal work,
I can probably find enough info for you to be able to write a driver
for it.... but keep in mind the cost of modern day cards and is it
worhthwhile to try it !
--
Gary Devouges
. Specialist
.. Systems Support - Dept S790
... ... ......