Re: LANceGS Ethernet Card: First Look

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Steve Mentzer wrote in message ...

>It is NOT vaporware. Provided we can get the PCB's fab'ed, and find a good
>source on the parts, the project will go forward. I am no electrical
engineer,
>but I am a pretty damn good programmer (better be, it pays the bills...),
so
>John has my support from the software end of things.


Steve,
    Already found sources for all parts of consequence. Pretty sure we won't
find cheaper sources either, so only extreme volume is likely to lessen
their cost. They total up to about $41. PCB is the last part to source, and
the $14 for it is very prelim. David Wilson is doing a hell of a job on the
actual circuit design, and we may be ready for the prototype to built  as
soon as 2-3 weeks from now. Despite what a few fools have suggested, within
days of the prototype being functional, we could be ready to do the first
'production' run. I just hope we can have some code ready for the card,
because it looks like hardware is winning the race at the moment.

Thanks,
John Oyler
http://aIIethernet.tripod.com/
jojo4@va.mediaone.net