At 15:38 -0800 02/25/2003, e. wu wrote: >Hi, > >We have a bunch of C500's here (with OS 9. We don't plan on > upgrading to OS X any time) that I'd like to upgrade but I'm having > problem finding the right combo cards to make this work. Is there > anything in existence that will let me add a video card for better > resolution, ethernet, *and* usb even though there are only two PCI > cards? I originally thought of just installing a video card and a usb card > and running Ethernet over usb but I've heard that doesn't work on > Macs? > >I guess ideally I would be looking for some sort of combo-usb-ethernet card. > >Any help would be appreciated.
I'm not sure it still works in OS 9, but you could hunt down a EN-SC Ethernet Adapter from Asante. It plugs into your SCSI port. Obviously it requires some drivers from Asante, and I'm not sure how far those are compatible. Do you need fast network performance on those machines, or just the ability to print to a network printer? If the latter, you could just use LocalTalk over PhoneNet cabling and connect them up to your Ethernet with an AsanteTalk or similar LocalTalk--Ethernet Bridge. You can put up to eight LocalTalk machines and/or printers on a single AsanteTalk. I wouldn't recommend LocalTalk for file transfers these days as file sizes are so large these days, that the 230 Kbps is just too slow. But for printing it's fine and it wouldn't be horrible for a fast internet connection, I think. I'm not sure what happens if you try to do TCP/IP across the thing. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
