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+Subject: Enhanced Ethercard driver available for alpha test.
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+My "8390" Linux ethercard drivers are now available from usra.edu and
+super.org in ~ftp/pub/linux/ethercards/*.  They'll be at tsx-11 and
+sunsite RSN.
+
+These drivers support all common 8390-based ethernet boards.  Currently
+"common" is defined as:
+
+	3Com Products:
+*	3Com 3c503	Board loaned by Chance Reschke, USRA.edu (thanks!)
+	3Com 3c503/16	and excellent documentation provided by 3Com.
+
+	Clones-n-things
+	NE1000		Novell and Eagle are useless for documentation,
+*	NE2000		but copied the designs directly from NatSemi;->.
+*	Alta Combo(NE2000 clone)
+	Aritsoft LANtastic AE-2 (NE2000 clone w/ extra memory)
+	D-Link Ethernet II
+
+    	Cabletron products:
+	E1010		No ID PROM and sketchy info from Ctron means you'll
+	E1010-x 	have to compile-in information about your board.
+	E2010
+	E2010-x
+
+	WD/SMC products
+	WD8003
+*	WD8013		Board loaned by Russ Nelson, Crynwr Software.  Thanks!
+
+* I've seen it work myself!
+
+There is support for the following boards, but since I've only been
+able to borrow a thinnet of an HP ethercard I haven't been able to test it:
+
+	HP LAN adaptors
+**	HP27245
+**	HP27247
+**	HP27250
+
+Thanks are due to the dozens of alpha testers, and special thanks to Chance Reschke <@usra.edu> and Russ Nelson <@crynwr.com> for loaning me ethercards.
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