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From: andrewb@softway.oz (Andrew Bettison)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,aus.wanted
Subject: WANTED - pointers to LAN chipsets
Message-ID: <1751@softway.oz>
Date: 28 Jun 89 02:51:35 GMT
Organization: Softway Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
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Consider the following scenario:

	A system containing a very nonstandard proprietary bus
	populated with all manner of custom-designed cpu, memory and
	i/o cards.

	The designers wish to connect a number of said systems to an
	off-the-shelf file server or UNIX box via a LAN (distances up
	to 100m), but no off-the-shelf cards are available for their
	bus.  They must build a card, and need help deciding what LAN
	to use and hence what chipset.

	Constraints:
	- not much real estate available on PCB layout;
	- they're writing the client software themselves, so simplicity
	  is a definite plus;
	- need to minimise development time and costs;
	- cost of the end-product is no constraint (i.e. rich customers);

Can anybody suggest some appropriate LANs for investigation?
If so, how does one obtain the relevant technical info?

Thanks in advance.
-- 
Andrew Bettison  andrewb@softway.sw.oz.au  uunet!softway.sw.oz.au!andrewb
Softway Pty Ltd  ph +61-2-698-2322  fax +61-2-699-9174