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Hello All!
I have just been given an "old" SMC network card, with no info whatsoever 
apart from a boot disk.
The card itself is 16-bit; stamped "APR 23 1993" on the back, and on the big 
square chip that says "SMC" it says "COM90C66LJ P" and "D9215".
It has a single BNC connector, above a row of 8 DIP switches, and below a red 
"DATA" LED, and a green "LINK" LED.
The IPX.COM that comes with it says the following:
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Novell IPX/SPX V2.12
(C) Copyright 1985, 1988 Novell Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
LAN Option: Standard Microsystems ARCNET/Pure Data  V1.00 (880524)
Hardware Configuration: IRQ = 2, I/O Base = 2E0h, RAM Buffer at D000:0
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Am I correct in assuming that this is an ARCNET card, and not very compatible 
with my existing Ethernet 10-Base2 network?
If it is indeed an ARCNET card, can I get drivers for it for Netware 3.11?
What sort of cable does it need? (I remember a discussion in a certain echo, 
with people disagreeing about ARCNET cables... :-) But I also remember, from 
a while back, people saying that ARCNET would run on "anything", even bell 
wire..??!!! Advice would be appreciated..!
I am likely to be getting some more of these cards soon, you see, and I want 
to know what I can do with them!!
Jonathan
... Anything we learn today may be disproven tomorrow.
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