[comp.unix.aux] Apple Ethernet NB card vs. Ethertalk NB card

ken@slhisc.uucp (Ken Stamm) (02/12/91)

Can someone confirm whether Apple's new announced Ethernet NB card is
register-level upwardly compatible (uses same A/UX drivers?)
as the old Ethertalk NB card?

Also, does anyone know if the new Thin Coax Transceiver from Apple can use
plain old Thinnet cabling if need be, or must it use Apple's new self-
terminating thinnet cabling?

Thanks.
(would appreciate e-mailing of reply postings...)
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mikel@berlioz.nsc.com (Michael G. Lohmeyer) (02/17/91)

In article <1991Feb11.181019.784@slhisc.uucp> ken@slhisc.uucp (Ken Stamm) writes:
>Can someone confirm whether Apple's new announced Ethernet NB card is
>register-level upwardly compatible (uses same A/UX drivers?)
>as the old Ethertalk NB card?

     From what I know of the two ethernet cards, they are not software 
compatible.  They use two different ethernet controller chips and the
chips are not software compatible.

>Also, does anyone know if the new Thin Coax Transceiver from Apple can use
>plain old Thinnet cabling if need be, or must it use Apple's new self-
>terminating thinnet cabling?

     The Apple coax transceivers work just like normal transceivers, so they
can be used with regular Thinnet cables.

Mike
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adelphi@cshl.org (Adelphi University Logon Account) (02/25/91)

Ack!!! Does that mean that the Ethernet card for a Mac IIfx (by Dove) is not
compatible with A/UX 2.0?
I just ordered it, so I don't even know whether it works or not...


Sven Dietrich
Faculty Support Laboratory
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY