MCA Ethernet Cards

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Fri May 26 01:18:34 2000

> I have recently stumbled on large stash of MicroChannel Ethernet Cards.
>I'm thinking of taking the whole bunch (brother & I have a large ps/2
>colelction), but would have leftovers for all to partake in. I heard
>these are generally hard to find, so let me know if you're interested.
>
> Ah yes, if I remember, they're various makes & models.

Make REAL sure they aren't nasty old or even nasty new Token Ring cards.
Many cards that looked very promising to me, turned out to have the weird
RJ45 version of token ring, and weren't ethernet cards at all. I am real
suspicious of any IBM chip on such a card now.

As for value, a nice card like a LanStreamer with 10bt is worth maybe $10 -
$15, garden variety 10bt maybe $5 - $10, and 10b2 coax maybe $5, and those
are retail prices (ebay etc.). When I dig them out of a bin its more like
buck or two each, or $10 for a handfull.

Value in MCA is still pretty much Sound cards and some video cards.
Received on Fri May 26 2000 - 01:18:34 BST

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