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From: jbvb@FTP.COM ("James B. Van Bokkelen")
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: PD Software for 3270 PC Ethernet Card
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Date: 10 Dec 90 14:56:16 GMT
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    The original IBM PC LAN card was a baseband adapter OEM'ed from Sytek, now
    					^^^^^^
That card was broadband (CATV cable, head-end, etc).  The thing sold under the
name "Baseband Adapter" is OEM'ed from U-B, and supports Ethernet.

    Hughes.  The only API available for the card (withouth programming
    directly to hardware) is NetBIOS which is in ROM on the card.

I have heard from people who have IBM-supplied ASI (the spec used by
TOKREUI and LAN Support Program on 802.5) drivers for their broadband
cards, and who use our 802.5 version.  I can't say that RFC 1042
encapsulation is the right thing to use on any given broadband
network (depends on non-PC hosts and routers), but some people like it...

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