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From: kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Easy Ethernet Suggestion!
Keywords: pocket transceiver ethernet next 1000
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Date: 13 Dec 90 09:46:20 GMT
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Well, if anyone finds a "pocket ethernet" maker who's willing to give out
interface specs, please let me know.

That's one problem: they just don't like to give out info. 

A friend who's a computer administrator for a university called up a
parallel-port ethernet maker, asking about this.  They had no interest
in giving out interfacing information for use with other computers....
the PC market (where they simply include their own MSDOS driver and
no info of use to competitors) was big enough for them, that the
(relatively tiny) potential market to "other" computers couldn't
overcome their fear of giving out specs.

The solution seems to be: buy one, and take apart the hardware and
software to find out how it all works.  This seems to hold true for
almost everything - fax boards, digitizers, and so on <sigh>.

kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>