Re: Ethernet card?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <mvgfrDz25nn.G2F@netcom.com>,
Marc Farnum Rendino <mvgfr@netcom.com> wrote:
>> > In article <mvgfrDyyH9J.CF3@netcom.com>,
>> > Marc Farnum Rendino <mvgfr@netcom.com> wrote:
>> > >Are there any Ethernet cards for Apple II's? Oops, I see the FAQ says
>> > >no. Any changes since the 14th? :/

>I meant to mention another idea. I'm sure I'm not the first, but maybe
>it's time to think about it again - SCSI Ethernet boxes. The code to
>use one on a IIGS (or maybe even a IIe!) shouldn't be that different
>than on a Mac.

   One word: 'Drivers.' The mac needs special ones to deal with the
proprietary interfaces, and when people asked the companies a few
years back for info, the requests were denied.

   SCSI is nice, but there are still devices that require oddball
drivers, and just like Stylewriters newer than the original, we're at
the mercy of the companies who provide info.

Nathan Mates

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