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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
Subject: Re: Worth of 3Com Ethernet card?
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Date: 27 May 91 23:50:03
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In-Reply-To: jsaker@zeus.unomaha.edu's message of 26 May 91 22:55:01 GMT
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In article <15418.283fe866@zeus.unomaha.edu> jsaker@zeus.unomaha.edu (Jamie Saker -- Vice President, UNO ACE) writes:

   A friend who is in need of cash offered me a shrinkwrapped 3Com Ethernet 
   card, 3C501 (2608C on the card), with software, t-tap connector, manual,
   etc. for $50 (all unused).  Since I'm rather new to Ethernet networking,
   but would like to run Ethernet between 2 386s and my Mac IIsi, is this
   a good deal (card and price)?

It's not a good deal, it's an okay deal.  If you look around, you can
find NE-1000 clone Ethernet boards for $100.  The 3c501 is the oldest
and slowest PC Ethernet card still on the market.  But for $50, it
should suffice, especially on an Ethernet with only three machines...

--
--russ <nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu> I'm proud to be a humble Quaker.
Clear cutting is criminal, spiking trees is criminal, and using hyperbole of
this magnitude in a serious discussion is criminal.  -- Irv Chidsey