?9? You're overpaying. I bought four Belkin refurbed cards for $3 each. I
use them in my old-ish machines, and are particularly nice as they have
drivers for just about every OS ever made. (OS/2, BeOS, JavaOS(!),
Solaris/X86)
As for their technical merits, I'm sure they suck real bad performance-wise,
but who cares when all I want is a fast way to get Syndicate Wars on my P-90
DR-DOS machine? :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Firestone" <nedry_at_mail.bedlambells.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Realtek; Was Re: Windoze crash (was Re: Well, I was at
Fry's in CA...)
> Aww. They aren't the worst cheapo card I've been forced to buy in my
> career, as in they actually work, if slowly.
>
> What do you want for ?9
>
> Take Care,
>
> mark
>
> At 15:41 07/07/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >In message <200307062243.h66MhDCw045529_at_daemonweed.reanimators.org>
> > Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Um, you have read the comments near the head of
> > > /usr/src/sys/pci/if_rl.c, haven't you?
> >Quote:
> > The RealTek 8139 PCI NIC redefines the meaning of 'low end.' This is
> > probably the worst PCI ethernet controller ever made, with the
possible
> > exception of the FEAST chip made by SMC. The 8139 supports bus-master
> > DMA, but it has a terrible interface that nullifies any performance
> > gains that bus-master DMA usually offers.
> >
> >Um.... Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to set fire to all the
> >Realtek-based NICs in the house... EVIL EVIL EVIL!!!
> >
> >Later.
> >--
> >Phil.
> >philpem_at_dsl.pipex.com
> >http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
> >... Real techs don't lick nine-volt batteries!
>
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Received on Tue Jul 08 2003 - 18:28:00 BST