HP & Compaq

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Wed Sep 5 13:24:07 2001

On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:

> On September 5, jpero_at_sympatico.ca wrote:
> > > > What Intel got from DEC was a FAB, and in some manner the StrongARM
> > > > processor (I never have understood this one).
> > >
> > > And the Tulip chips, and the PCI bridges, and all the other cool DEC
> > > chips that we've been using for years...
> >
> > Boooooooo!!! I love those tulip chipsets...low CPU use,
> > ultra-reliable and well-supported by linux.
> >
> > Is there's ones still in production or what is another equally GOOD
> > one that replaces tulip based NICs?
>
> They BOUGHT it...BOUGHT != KILLED. Now Tulip chips have Intel logos
> on them. At least I'm pretty sure I've seen some...it may have been a
> nightmare or something. ;)

Sure: you can at least get 21143 chips from Intel

(we use them)

>
> -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire
> Laurel, MD
>

Peter Wallace
Received on Wed Sep 05 2001 - 13:24:07 BST

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