Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf.edu!wet!epsilon From: epsilon@wet.UUCP (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Smart vs. Dumb Ethernet Cards Keywords: Does smart on fast => slow? Message-ID: <413@wet.UUCP> Date: 14 Aug 89 01:46:37 GMT References: <8960@pyr.gatech.EDU> Reply-To: epsilon@wet.UUCP (Eric P. Scott) Distribution: usa Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco Lines: 14 In article <8960@pyr.gatech.EDU> is813cs@pyr.gatech.edu (Cris Simpson) writes: >In particular, does anyone have experience with the 3com 3c503 >(Etherlink II) vs. the 3c505 (Elink Plus) ? I can't claim \extensive/ experience with these two cards, but can offer some practical advice: If you want performance, go with the 503. If you want software support, go with the 503. If you want to save money, go with the 503. If you want to run a braindead real-mode environment (e.g. MSDOS) and need to scrounge every byte you can out of the lowest 640K, go with the 505. -=EPS=-