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echo: classic_computer
to: Mike Powell
from: Bryan Hamilton
date: 2007-01-24 12:18:50
subject: IBM Token Ring Adaptor ?

Re: IBM Token Ring Adaptor ?
  By: Mike Powell to All on Mon Jan 22 2007 06:32 pm

 > If I wanted to get an old 8-bit XT computer hooked up to my ethernet
 > network, would I be able to do so with an IBM Token Ring PC Network Adaptor
 > II?  I am thinking that, because it is Token Ring, that it would not be
 > compatable, but I wanted to verify that.
 > 
 > I am having a difficult time finding 8-bit network cards.
 > 
 > Mike
 > 
 > 
 > 
and by that you would be correct. a token ring is a differnt style network.
sometimes you can get those 16bit intel or smc cards to work in a 8bit slut.
i've done it before. more to the issue would be still finding dos networking
software and why would u want to network a xt anyway?

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