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From: coolidge@cs.uiuc.edu (John Coolidge)
Subject: Re: Ethernet cards and System 7
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Keywords: System 7, Ethernet cards, Ethernet drivers
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phillips@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Mark D Phillips) writes:
>Is this a general problem with Ethernet-equipped Macs, or did we buy
>from the wrong people?  Are their any Mac Ethernet cards that currently
>have System 7-compatible drivers and installers?  We could be buying
>some more cards in the near future, so any insight would be helpful.

We're using Apple EtherTalk NB cards and running without a hitch with
7.0fc3. We do printing, file sharing, and telnet via the ethernet cards;
so far, no problems. MacTCP seems to run fine under 7.0. I have no idea
about third-party cards; we don't have any to test with.

--John

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