Re: [NTLK] Any newer Ethernet cards?

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Fri Mar 19 2004 - 17:03:42 PST

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Doug Anderson wrote:
> I've been looking at all the FAQ's and other Newton related info sites
> and they all seem to list the same Ethernet cards. Which is fine,
> except they are all extremely old and from what I can tell out of
> production. Is there an updated list somewhere with currently shipping
> cards that are compatible with the Newton?

Those are the only cards compatible with the Newton. No one makes any more
compatible cards because... well, why make 5V 16-bit PCMCIA cards when
everyone has CardBus, or CompactFlash, or built-in ethernet?

3Com 3c589 cards aren't very hard to find on eBay or hardware liquidators.

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