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Date:	Sat, 24 Feb 90 05:50:24 EST
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From:	"SY07 at GWIA Alan J.Flavell" <SY07@I1.PH.GLA.AC.UK>
Subject:      re: 8232 Ethernet card
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The 8232 can use either of the following Ungermann Bass cards:

2273A - requires external transceiver (which can of course be thick or thin
        wire Ethernet) not included in the price.

2274A - contains internal transceiver for thin (BNC connector), or can be
        used with an external transceiver - not of course included in
        the price - via the usual 15pin connector.

As we are using thin wire, we decided to go for the latter.

It was a bit of a struggle to fit the adapter into place, if I recall
correctly we had to remove the plastic card guide then it went in OK.

The manual (GA27-3785-1 IBM 8232 LAN Channel Station Operator's Guide)
only mentions the 2273A.  I can't remember how we discovered that the
2274A would also work.  Certainly no other kind of adapter is supported,
as has already been pointed out by other contributors to the list.

Alan