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From: chas@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Chas Difatta)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: 3c503 vs 3c505 on fast 386
Keywords: 3com 3c505 3c503
Message-ID: <26251@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 26 Jul 90 17:40:06 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Computing & Information Services
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I've herd that 3COM's 3c503 is faster then the 3c505 on a 386 that is runs
greater than 25Mhz.  The reasoning is that the processor on the 3c505 is
slower than the 386 and therefore holds it back even though it is a 16 bit
card as opposed to the 3c503 which is 8 bit.  Does anyone know if this
information is true?

	Chas DiFatta (chas@lis.pitt.edu)