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From: kirkd@clubisc.ism.isc.com (Kirk Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Please boycott Xircom
Message-ID: <1990Sep28.192413.21255@ism.isc.com>
Date: 28 Sep 90 19:24:13 GMT
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Reply-To: kirkd@clubisc.ism.isc.com (Kirk Davis)
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I'm posting this for Xircom since they have no net access.
I'd like to comment on my own, but I feel it would be
inappropriate since I'm bias (I'm working with them and
found them to quite reasonable).

So please, no email... (see the number below)

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We at Xircom regret any confusion and inconvenience we
may have caused regarding our support for the Packet
Driver interface. But, due to the proprietary nature
of the internal operation of our products, we feel it
would not be prudent to freely distribute the source of
our drivers.

Understanding Mr. Nelson's concern, Xircom will be
discontinuing the shipment of the Packet Driver based
on the Clarkson Packet driver and will be replacing it
with a fully compliant Packet Driver developed
independently. Please note that Xircom is committed to
the TCP/IP community and is supported on over 15
different TCP/IP products, only some of which are based
on the Packet Driver.

In a product comparison review in the August 27th.
issue of PC Week, Xircom was shown to be the fastest
(and received the highest OVERALL rating) of the external
LAN adapters.

Please contact Mr. Steven R. Magidson at Xircom for
additional information. (818) 884-8755 phone; (818)
884-1719.