Re: about EEPROM or EPROM for ne2000 ISA (help)

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 07:44:35PM -0300, Alberto Castillo wrote:
> I see about a software called 'ctflasher' that flash eeproms
> with a simply rtl8139.

AFAIH it's not "simply" 8139 but some particular flavour
(8139D or A, anyways _not_ the most common C/C+ -- I've
got one card with supposedly proper revision at the stand,
didn't test it practically this way though).

> My question is:
> Someone have experienced in use eeprom in ne2000 ISA? is that
> possible?  or only olds EPROMs can be inserted into the sockets
> of theese ne2000 ISA?  I see that the olds 27C**** is
> compatible with the new eeprom 29C***. or not???
> But anybody can do it some of this? plug into a ISA ne2000 a eeprom?

I'm afraid I'd look for a local person who did hobby computing
back then and still has that PROM flasher stuffed on the shelf.
In fact, locally I do know where to go but it's Ukraine.

OTOH last time I bought Intel Pro/100s, second hand ones cost me
something like $40 for ten pieces.  I had to reflash most of them
with proper image (Intel used to but broken PXE BIOS there --
looks ok but doesn't boot where working one would do) *but* it's
PCI and it's Fast Ethernet, and for bare X11 it does make a
difference (rather regarding latency than throughput AFAIK).

Considering that a corresponding bunch of chips with programming
service would cost me half of that money at best, and that the
result would be insatisfactory from my experience -- last time
I just asked the same folks and bought a few more e100 cards.

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