Re: Triple or quad port Dec 21140

Kevin Traas (ktraas@uniserve.com)
Wed, 2 Jun 1999 09:02:41 -0700

> > Good luck finding these. There are still several sources; however,
they're
> > all limited supply because the 21140 has been deep-sixed by Intel (who
> > bought the chipset line from DEC). Also, you'll find several
manufacturers
>
> this is silly paranoia: Intel has actually released _new_ tulip products
> since gaining ownership of the product line. including an _8_ port
tulip...

I'm not "paranoid" as you suggest.... I've been using the 21140 chipset for
years and I've been really happy with it. Performance. Stability. Support.

Then, Intel buys DEC and almost immediately drops the 21140 in favour of
later versions of the chipset and many vendors just switch chipsets on their
products without re-introducing the product in any way. (i.e. just a quiet
switch, no announcements, no change in part number, etc.) This has resulted
in a lot of problems for me (and others).

I'm not paranoid, just a little p***ed at Intel and all the card vendors who
don't give a rats a** about the Linux community.

BTW, I'd like to know more about the 8port Ethernet board. Please provide
any specifics you can. I'd really appreciate that.

Regards,
Kevin Traas

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