trying to identify this 68K-based board...

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Wed Jan 16 15:09:24 2002

On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Eric Chomko wrote:

> It is an ISA-16 card. It has a 68000, w/2 27128 EEPROMs, 16 1259-15 RAM chips
> and Intel
> chips, 82586 and 8253-5. The rest looks to be TTL, a couple of connectors and
> couple of
> crystals, 16 and 20 MHz.
>
> It was made by Bridge Communications, USA, in 1987. And it has a D-shell 15
> pin (like a
> Mac video -2 rows of pins) female connector on the back.
>
> Just did a Google search on 'Bridge Communications." Had several hits that had
> absolutely
> nothing to do with computers and electronics, more at the health industry.
> Andway, any
> info about this card appreciated.
>
> I guess I could through in into an old AT system and see what it does. There
> are a few jumpers
> marked 'int' and 'address' that might be worth finding out about before
> running a "smoke" test.
>
> My guess is that it is some sort of CPU board, but what?
>
> Eric
>
>


Sounds like an early Ethernet card...

The Ungerman-Bass Ethernet cards are similar in most components except that
they use a '186 processor instead of the 68000


Bridge Communications made Ethernet 'Bridges' and terminal servers before
being bought out by someone else (don't remember who)

Peter Wallace
Received on Wed Jan 16 2002 - 15:09:24 GMT