Digital kinda ethernet card?

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Mon Aug 23 02:12:14 1999

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_netwiz.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, 20 August 1999 5:40
Subject: Digital kinda ethernet card?


> I noticed my friends AlphaServer 2100 has the same card poking out the
back
> as one of the cards in my neatly sorted pile of old ethernet cards. The
> card is ISA and the back looks as follows from bottom to top, RJ45, fat
> LED, DB15 with a screw post on each end, fat LED. Is this a ethernet card?

Sounds like it. If you look closely at the metal backplate, it will have
DExxx where xxx= number i.e 203 or 205 etc engraved on it if it's a Digital
card. (Not to mention Digital logos all over the card itself.)

Cheers

Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie, South Australia.
Email: geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
           netcafe_at_pirie.mtx.net.au
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Received on Mon Aug 23 1999 - 02:12:14 BST