On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Michael Maginnis wrote:
> Found a card in the local thrift store's '99-cent grab-box-o-cards',
> labelled 'En-link Apple II Interface'. On the back is a rubber-stamped
> 'Protoype' label. A Google search turned up nothing - the only thing I
> could find was an obscure reference to the board in my Softalk article
> database:
>
> July 84, P 68
> 'Marketalk News'
>
> "An Ethernet-compatible interface that can make the Apple an intelligent
> terminal in a local-area network has been manufactured by En-Link (4706
> Bond Street, Shawnee, KS 66203; 913-268-6606). Utilizing current
> standard LSI integrated circuits designed for Ethernet, the board
> performs the necessary framing, retries, and error checking required of
> the system. Other applications for the board include communication with
> remote printers and terminals, $1,250. $750 each in quantities of 100
> or more."
Damn! Bitchin find!
Good luck finding the drivers though. Talk about obscure Apple II cards.
Let us know if you ever come up with anything.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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