Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!dftsrv!heawk1!hoepfner From: hoepfner@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick Hoepfner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm Subject: Re: Ethernet cards and s/w on Macs? Message-ID: Date: 11 May 91 03:57:54 GMT References: <1991May9.204005.19276@eng.umd.edu> Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Lines: 20 naiming@eng.umd.edu (Naiming Shen) writes: > We want to use Ethernet to connect our Macs to Unix system. Can > someone give me ideas about cheap Ethernet interface cards for Macs. I just saw an ad in the April 30th issue of MacWEEK. It is for ethernet cards for only $199. It is from Sonic Systems and according to the ad it handles thin wire and twisted pair. They have boards available for Mac IIs, SEs, SE/30s, Mac IIsi's, and even the LC. They say that they don't need any additiopnal transcievers or slot adaptors even for the IIsi. I have never seen these boards in action so I can say if the ad is true or not. Their phone numers are listed as (800)535-0725, (408)725-1400, and Fax # (408)725-0759. Has anyone out there used products from this company? Can you recommend or not recommend these boards? And other ideas? --- Pat ---------------------------------> hoepfner@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov