Re: Apple II Ethernet?

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com (Will Smith) writes...

>On Fri, 06 Mar 1998 04:00:34 GMT, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)
>wrote:
> 
>|>   Derek's accelerator-happy solution was to have his adapter plug
>|>into the processor's socket (sandwiched under the cable to the
>|>accelerator card). Not too nice and workable in practice; something
>|>slotted would be MUCH better.
> 
>now THERE'S an idea i hadn't thought of....  would that be POSSIBLE to
>try an adapter like that, that would plug into the bus?  hmmmm...  <g>
> 
>i'm sure we could still find some 8-bit ethernet cards around in a
>reasonable quantity to act as a beginning, so that drivers could be
>developed....  <evil grin>

    When I was at a PC expo a year ago, one of the booths had a box
filled with dozens of ISA Ethernet boards for $1 CDN each (that is
roughly 60 cents US per board). Admittely they looked rather old
and tossed loosely about in the box, but that gives you an idea of
how inexpensive they are. They're _much_ more affordable than the
one or two ISA AppleTalk boards I've come across. :)

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca