on 2002:11:16 06:52, Clark Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 3:57 AM +1100 11/16/2002, b e n w e l l s | headwerkx wrote: >>> Try to find a card based on the Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C/D/8130)/810X >>> series chipset, in the UK these can be picked up for well under �20 >>> (translates to about $30 US or $17 AU I think)
Today I was able to get hold of an Apple OEM Fast Ethernet PCI card, a DEC-based card that shipped as a BTO option with the beige G3 series. Best of all, the thing works in true Mac style - without any drivers! Plugged in and immediately Apple System Profiler, and the AppleTalk and TCP/IP Control Panels are on top of things. Lovely. Best of all, 100BaseT is soooooo much faster... simple 2-3Mb transfers between the 9600 and my PC that used to take 10-15 seconds fly by faster than the video card can draw the File Transfer dialog box up on screen. All for a mere AU$25... well worth the dosh for those wrestling their beige PowerMacs into the 21st century. Cheers, Ben. (PS. Anyone in Melbourne, Australia who wants to know where to get them from, email me.) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
