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

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Wed Jan 16 15:15:03 2002

Eric Chomko <vze2wsvr_at_verizon.net> 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.

Intel 82586 is an Ethernet controller, DA15S is the right connector
for an Ethernet transceiver, and Bridge Communications got bought by
3Com in 1987. I think you've got an intelligent Ethernet interface of
some sort.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Wed Jan 16 2002 - 15:15:03 GMT