Re: Ethernet card- alternatives?

[derek@slab.slip.uiuc.edu (Derek Taubert)]

In article <93278.210339DBEHRENS@MIAMIU.BITNET>  writes:
> Well, I know a way to hook up an AppleTalk network to an ethernet network.
> It just happens to be the same way that Miami University allows their
> precious macs share a network with the IBM's.  first you would use a device
> called a star controller made by Farrlon which is the AppleTalk hub, and
> then from there you connect that to another device called an InterRoute 5
> this wonderful device allows appletalk to acess Ethernet.  but the only
> problem is that it is not very cost-effective if you are on a low budget.
> I'm sorry that I don't know much more than the physiscal setup of the
> of the network, but I hope that this could help somebody.

Not only is it not cost effective, but you are still limited to the
bandwidth of LocalTalk.

I'll put out a challenge for some of you cause I've rapidly grown tired of
uncooperative companies:

  Find me a company with either a parallel to e-net or SCSI to e-net
  device who is willing to release the software specifications for it, and I
  will promise to implement it and include it in my TCP/IP package.

Actaully, I suppose now would be a good time for me to go hunting through all
the clarkson packet driver source...

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