TOM WALKER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>Pretty many of those cards had a rom socket,  and somewhere I had
RJT>some info about where you could get an image file that would work 
RJT>in some of the ones that I have.  I also got a hold of some 3c509 
RJT>cards that have the roms on them but haven't done anything with them 
RJT>yet.  I have more of those  than anything else,  and they seem to 
RJT>work better than the NE2000 clones,  a bit less of a load on the 
RJT>systems.

TW> the 3Com 3c509 is a favorate of mine. I have a 3C905B-TXWN awaiting
TW> instal in my WinXP machine. They do demand a premimum price both
TW> New and Used though. In fact here yuo can buy a New very of brand
TW> net card Cheaper the3n ca Used 3c509

Last time I looked at the local place that deals in used stuff they were
under $10,  not all that expensive.

RJT>TW> Actialy I got them as I had intended soem years back because of
RJT>TW> trhe stocl of RG cable I had was to use the BNC connection to
RJT>TW> network a couple of computers. Like soem of my projects it didn't
RJT>TW> come about. They were out of signt and out of mind so the last tiem
RJT>TW> I recycels a batch of Circuit cards they were left behind. Ironlcly
RJT>TW> i nthat last re-cycling I turned in a Combo 56K/X2 rockwell
RJT>TW> Modem/Sound card that I could use right now!!  :-)  :-)

RJT>I'm still looking for an external modem to use here,  so I can
RJT>stop switching cables from one machine to another.  Not all that 
RJT>easy to find these days!

TW> Best Data still has them as do several other vendors. In the $40 to
TW> $50 range as I recall.
TW> I have installed and checked out the Internal ISA V92 mode3m I just
TW> bought. It cost me $42 plus Tax and Shiping. It is also a Best Data
TW> and I gewt solid 44-45 K connects.

Not going with an internal in this application,  and that's all there is to it.  :-)

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