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Subject: Re: LANCE Ethern*t controller chip
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Date: Sun, 18-Jan-87 18:41:43 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 18 18:41:43 1987
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Keywords: Ethern*t, VLSI

> I am looking for user's experiences with the Thomson-MOSTEK
> 68590 LANCE Ethernet controller chip.  Many designs use the
> Intel 82586, but I would like to interface to a 68000.
> 
> Device driver? Good things, bad things, comparisons ?

I believe the Sun Microsystems 3/50 (a 68020 box) uses a Lance
Ethernet chip.  We have many 3/50s here, and the chip seems to be
quite reliable.


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