#Cheap networking here!
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1. For a pessimistic review, download A2060.txt. It is somewhat slower
(I'm not sure how much, and the reviewer used old software, I think). It
is as reliable as any other networking hardware. Certainly all other
things being equal I would choose Ethernet, but when you can have a whole
package for half the price of one Amiga Ethernet card…
2. Yes.
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Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
Depends if you are talking about slow Arcnet, or fast Arcnet. Fast Arcnet
runs at 20Mb/S, twice as fast as Ethernet. Slow arcnet runs, um, I think
2.5, so there's quite a difference. There's not much of the fast stuff
out there, but it DOES exist. And in theory, Arcnet should be more
reliable than Ethernet.
-Karl
2.5. Yes, in theory it should be more reliable. And not as much slower
than the theoretical mbps would lead you to believe.
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Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
Dale:
That is actually faster than I'm currently getting on my small 2 machine
network here. I'm assuming it's the PD PC software I'm using (Trumpet
Winsock) because when I was running NextStep I was getting around 2.5mbps
transfers most of the time, and now depending on which machine I do the
transfer from, and if I'm in Windows, or DOS (using other programs that
access the packet driver) I get anywhere from 1mbps (on the high side) to
as slow as .4mbps and lots of time somewhere inbetween.
// -Mike Schiller
\X/ AMIGA! On AutoPilot in sunny Fort Lauderdale
2.5mbps theoretical hardware — not actual performance through the
software. Real performance for Envoy between Amigas with Ethernet is
around 2.5mbps (300k/s), ARCNet is something less (I haven't measured
yet).
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Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
Dale –
> For a pessimistic review, download A2060.txt.
Where's the file?
. . . . JimDoc, on AutoPilot
It's in the News and Reviews section of the AmigaUser libraries.
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Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing