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> > > If I understand the requirement of this thread right, Dr.
> > > Edward Cheungs project on a 16F877 based web server would be
> > > just right; uses all non proprietary components available off
> > > the shelf. Only issue might be the availibility of old ISA
> > > ethernet cards,
> >
> > Is this the old "desolder a realtek ethernet driver" trick?
>
> No, it's the "solder your PIC based project to an ISA bus card"
> trick. Neat trick, but try to find a reliable, viable source of
> stable, identical new ISA bus Ethernet cards.  Heh.  Works great
> for a one-off, yes, but definitely not good for production.

I think I liked mine better.  Apparently realtek ethernet ICs are
really easy to use, and are the basis of lots of old ethernet cards.
Haven't done so myself, but apparently it works.

- --Brendan

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