berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu (12/07/88)
The NI5210 uses the Intel ethernet LSI. It's a very flexible board,
that can reside in a wide range of I/O and shared memory addresses.
A developer's programming kit is available. We pay around $ 275
for them, which includes an academic institution discount. They
run as much as 3 times faster than the 3c501 under similar circum-
stances. The 3Com 3c501 costs us around $ 400.
Your software may be the limiting factor. The NI5210 is compatible
in many ways with the NI5010 and may work in some applications
without any software changes.
Mike Berger
Department of Statistics
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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