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Re: ID this card
- Subject: Re: ID this card
- From: "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:07:53 -0700
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Greg Andrzejewski wrote:
"Sir Fart A Lot" <sirfartalot@windycity.com> wrote in message
news:2008062813223616807-sirfartalot@windycitycom...
What this be?
http://16sector.com/img/FocusCF54.jpg
That's actually an incredibly good idea, I'm surprised no one's thought
of it before. I didn't even know CF network adapters even existed! CF
cards just use the standard ATA interface, there are a half-dozen or so
cards that implement that on the Apple II already.
The only problem is that each card would need a driver written
specifically for it. Or would it? Just doing a few google searches seems
to indicate that a good number of CF ethernet adapters were based off
the venerable NE2000 and work with the same driver. CFFA add-on anybody?
That's exactly the issue--the driver. Many such adapters relied
heavily on the host for support--even DSP support. Of course,
some may not...
-michael
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