Re: Question: Is there any real difference between an ISA nic and a PCI nic w/a Cable Modem?

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From: Mark Landis
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:00

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All I can say is that the 3com PCI cards they use are shit.  That series of
cards (especially in the Windows enviroment) are very processor intensive.
I went out and bought a $19 NE2000 clone and it runs so much better than the
PCI 3com piece they installed.




>Go for the ISA. While PCI, esp. plug&pray is nice, I doubt you'll
>be hurt. This is ESPECIALLY true if you get a real card, i.e. not
>a NE2000 clone but a busmastering one. (This assumes your OS can
>benefit from same....)
>
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Subject: Re: Question: Is there any real difference between an ISA nic and a PCI nic w/a Cable Modem?
Date: 1998/07/23
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