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From: rpw3@redwood.UUCP (Rob Warnock)
Newsgroups: net.lan
Subject: Re: Ethernet Hardware Pricing
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 04:55:54 EST
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| Can anyone provide information on possible sources for lower cost components?
| Specific needs are:
| 	Ethernet transceivers (must work with 3COM board)
| 	Ethernet cable
| 	Transceiver cable
| For comparison, 3COM's prices are $450, $7/meter, and $100, for the above
| items. 
| John Alsop @ AES Data Inc.  | {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!aesat!jalsop
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For comparison only (I have no connection with them), TCL's prices respectively
are $232.80, $19.95 + $4.10/meter, and $40-100 (depending on length and whether
it's Teflon). These are US$ quantity one prices, F.O.B. TCL.
[Address: TCL Inc., 41829 Albrae St., Fremont CA 94538, (415)657-3800.]

These are the "stinger" or "vampire" type transceivers, with a spring-loaded
"energy" stinger.  You will have to specify whether you want version 1.0 or
2.0 transceivers, and "heartbeat" or not (I don't know which the 3Com board
needs, but TCL will know).

p.s. They also make a multi-port transceiver multiplexer (like a DEC DELNI)
that goes for $442 + $100/port (i.e. $1242 for 8 ports). They can be stacked
two deep, or a maximum of 64 ports per actual Ethernet transceiver (or can be
used stand-alone, without a coax).  I don't know how that compares to the DELNI.


Rob Warnock
Systems Architecture Consultant

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