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Seeking Drivers for Unknown Apple Ethernet Card?

Posted by Cliff on from the what-card-is-this dept.

rbanffy asks: "Does anybody know what this card is? I am resurrecting an old Macintosh LC II and would like to attach it to a network. The card was inside it, but the hard disk had no drivers. It is an LC-PDS Ethernet card with RJ-45 and BNC connectors. The important parts seem to be a SMC 91c92 chip and an EPROM (haven't seen one in years) labeled 'LC ROM 44F0'. Could one of you can identify this critter and point me to the correct drivers?"

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  1. Re:Fucking idiot... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    So are you saying you don't know where to find drivers?

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  3. Looks like a Focus EtherLAN II. by Myself · · Score: 3, Funny

    The SMC91C92 controller chip is fairly common, and googling for it found several references to cards based on it. Does "Focus EtherLAN II" mean anything to you? Take a look at this post from 1996 as a starting point.

    The datasheet for the SMC91cXXX family is here in case that helps at all.

    P.S. I've never opened up a Mac. :)

    P.P.S. Unless gravitationally-induced acceleration counts.

  4. Re:Is this it? by Gleng · · Score: 5, Funny
    See, it is people like you who make "Ask Slashdot" suck. The guy asks a lame question, and (assuming your answer is correct), he immediately gets a great answer. This kind of positive reinforcement is only going to result in even more lame postings.

    I whole heartedly apologise for ruining your coffee break, and quite possibly, your entire month.

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    "Proudly Posting Without Reading The Article"