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The best Zorro slot network card
« on: December 09, 2003, 09:42:04 PM »
It has to be done. I have to face it. Picking the best network card for my A4000. Which one should I get? Ariadne/Ariadne II or X-surf/X-surf II? Or maybe there are other ones? The ones I've mentioned are available (off-hand) so I'd prefer them instead of unknown ones. NICs are expensive but it's still better investment than using that old 28.8k modem when 15 Mbit LAN is around... :roll:
Please choose one and justify your choice.
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Re: The best Zorro slot network card
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2003, 10:52:05 PM »
I forgot to mention - it would be best if "the chosen one" had a RJ45 connector... Commodore A2065 sounds nice 'cause it's marked with C= sign ;-) but it's not so easy to make RJ45 plug fit that BNC socket hahaha :lol:.
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Re: The best Zorro slot network card
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2003, 11:32:31 PM »
Probably yes. But it must be included with the card - it's not easy to find one nowadays... :-(
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Re: The best Zorro slot network card
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2003, 03:48:11 PM »
Aardvark, you lucky bastard ;-). If you have so many of these then send me one... as a Christmas gift :lol:.
OK, that gave me an idea which one should I choose. As all mentioned NICs have equal prices it looks like the X-Surf II is the one I'd like to have. But there's a question. What does it look like? Is it an ISA card connected to a Zorro slot via a special converter, just like first generation X-Surfs?
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Re: The best Zorro slot network card
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2003, 11:20:54 PM »
I've read a lot of good things about A4066 card. Any comments on this one? Maybe someone has one for sale?
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