On Fri, 17 Apr 1998 18:07:06 -0700, you wrote: >I have a linux X terminal that I made from a 3c509 card, the etherboot >stuff, and an old clunker '486. I'm using /initrd. I put /dev, /etc, >/var, and /tmp on a 300K minix ramdisk. My NFS partition is exported >read-only. This setup _rules_, by the way. Kudos to all. Works great >but I have the need for speed... > >Any word out there on a boot EPROM for DEC 21140 (or other?) TULIP >chips? > ><ken@nlc.net.au> said he'd write one if he got a card. > >I saw a BayNetworks card at MicroCenter last week with that chip for >$29.95 (cheaper than 10 Mb ISA cards!). It had no socket but there >were pads and I can solder... > >I will gladly mail one off in exchange for a driver... > >I can burn my own EPROMS, but I am too busy to write a driver. > >Or if there is another cheap 100 Mb card with a driver... Hey, I do not want to hinder you to send Ken a NIC... but you could look at some websites for a "DOS packet driver" for a tulip card (for example look at www.smc.com Their first "Etherpower 100" model was a tulip card). Then you can use Netboot-EPROM-images. They can be linked with standard packet drivers. This method works for me perfectly with a "PNIC" card (sort of a tulip clone, costs under 50 $. look at Donald Becker's website for more info). -- Dieter Rothacker
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