Re: [NTLK] Another ethernet card

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Mon Jul 16 2001 - 12:27:29 EDT


On Monday, July 16, 2001, at 12:13 PM, firstvln_at_earthlink.net wrote:

> Victor Rehorst wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Way wrote:
>>
>>> The Duo 2400 list has this card offered to list members for $65.
>>> Anoyone
>>> know it it will work with a Newton?
>>> http://www.drbott.com/prod/MPC100.html
>>
>> No, it won't.
>>
>> (Also: the card in the photo on that page is CardBus (the gold-coloured
>> connector is a dead giveaway) but the specs say it is a 16-bit card...)
>
> Thanks Victor.
> I'm still trying to find the best way to connect my MP2000 to my new
> Pismo PB G3/400. Keyspan twin serial USB adapter or hunt for an ethernet
> card? I also need to connect my HP 5MP laserwriter
> (appletalk) to the Pismo.

You will get much better performance from an Ethernet connection. If you
want to connect your HP printer to your Pismo, you will need a LocalTalk
to Ethernet router, like the one from Asante called AsanteTalk, for
about $80. I think that Farallon has also one called EtherPrint.

-Laurent.

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