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From: mmccann@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike McCann)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Ethernet for Mac SE/30?
Message-ID: <6513@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 20 Sep 89 03:14:44 GMT
References: <1989Sep19.184013.6950@utzoo.uucp>
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In article <1989Sep19.184013.6950@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> I haven't kept track of the Ethernet situation for Macs, but now I've got
> a user who's curious.  Is there an Ethernet interface available for the
> Macintosh SE/30?  (This is the one with a single, slightly non-standard
> slot.)  Note, what's wanted is a real, live Ethernet interface, not an
> Appletalk-to-Ethernet gateway box.
> -- 
I have dealt with two companies that make EtherNet cards for the
Macintosh SE/30.  Kinetics and Asante (a third one called Dove does
exist).  Asante cards are register level compatible with the Apple
EtherNet cards and are only for thin-wire EtherNet.  Kinetics is not
100% register level compatible with the Apple EtherNet cards but do have
a switch for either thick or thin-wire EtherNet (by careful, the SE/30's
bus isn't designed to provide enough power to drive an EtherNet card
unless the card is connected to a Delni (for thick wire) so you may want
to only use a thin wire card).  Of the two companies, Asante is less
expensive.  I haven't dealt with Asante's Tech Support but Kinetics'
Tech Support is very helpful.

If you need addresses and phone numbers, let me know.

Hope this helps,
-- 
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