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Re: acer network card?

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From: BOB
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 00:00
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James Harper wrote:
> 
> i have just come across some cheap network cards, trouble is
> i don't know what they are! the only thing written on
> them is 'acer 5220A' or something similar, i can't find
> any acer network drivers at all so i am hoping they are
> compatible with a more common network card.
> 
> they don't seem to work with ne2000 drivers (which would
> have made things soooo much simpler :), but that may just
> be a matter of settings....
> 
> windows 95 doesn't seem to autodetect it, which may not
> be surprising (how good is win95 autodetect code???)
> and i am yet to compile a linux kernel with a whole load
> of common drivers in it in the hope that will detect it!
> 
> can anyone help with specs and jumper settings please?
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> (if you could mail a response as well as following up this
> post i would appreciate it, my news feed is pretty slow)
> 
> james ARE ALL NE2000 COMPATABLE NETWORK CARDS 16-BIT??

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From: BOB <SUCKME@HDGFJH.JHGF.HFG.COM.au>
Subject: Re: acer network card?
Date: 1996/04/16
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