> On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 01:48:47PM +1100, Ken Yap ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > |I have seen lots of cards around from lots of different companies.
> > |I know that a while ago every company used to mark their cards with
> > |the mac address, I dont know why they dont do that anymore.
> >
> > Cost cutting.
>
> buhahahaha, you gotta be kiddin`
> a flimsy piece of sticky tape with a few numbers on it?
the cost would be in the manufactuer actually having to find out what the
mac addr is and then having to make sure the right label got on the right
card. I reckon this would add some cost for sure. without cost cutting how
could we get new, working 10/100 sub $20 network cards?
dave
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