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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: mbob on September 01, 2011, 07:52:34 PM

Title: Network card
Post by: mbob on September 01, 2011, 07:52:34 PM

I need to aquire a network card for an A3000.  Would this work?
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=63

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: Heiroglyph on September 01, 2011, 07:57:18 PM

Not unless you also have a PCI backplane in the system.

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: Matt_H on September 01, 2011, 09:40:26 PM

Looks like the X-Surf boards are finally sold out. You'll need to get a network card second-hand, or go the USB->Ethernet route (if you have USB).

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: mechy on September 02, 2011, 04:09:22 AM

Quote from: mbob;657427

I need to aquire a network card for an A3000.  Would this work?
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=63

check softhut.com for a x-surf he is still in business just slow to fill orders it seems,a friend of mine just ordered from them recently.

Mech

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: Kitch on September 03, 2011, 09:17:20 PM

I emailed Software Hut to see if they had any X-Surfs and I received a reply this morning that said they had none left.

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: freqmax on September 03, 2011, 11:22:18 PM

Fire up some EDA CAD software and draw and make your own network card? ;)

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: nineoc on September 03, 2011, 11:49:01 PM

Any ideas on the value of an x-surf network card?

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: mongo on September 04, 2011, 12:14:46 AM

Quote from: freqmax;657736

Fire up some EDA CAD software and draw and make your own network card? ;)

I did that. It was probably more trouble than it was worth. I think I am the only person that has a home-made internal network card in my A1200 though.

Title: Re: Network card
Post by: freqmax on September 04, 2011, 01:03:34 AM

A1200 uses PCMCIA, no need to make one.

A3000 should be able to use a Zorro-II design. Not much worse than a ISA-design.
Not trivial, but not hard either I estimate. What would people be willing to pay for a "new" network card?