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I use the 3C503 in a lot of machines. It is not a great performer, but it is well supported and solid. And it is an 8 bit card, which is handy for the older P
by mbbrutman 4y ago
I use the 3C503 in a lot of machines. It is not a great performer, but it is well supported and solid. And it is an 8 bit card, which is handy for the older PC and XT class machines.
Other notable cards for older machines include the NE1000 (8 bit), NE2000, Intel 8/16, Western Digital or SMC 8000 series. Many PCI cards work well; just look for a packet driver. For those of you without real slots the Xircom PE3-10BT device is great, but they are getting more expensive in the wild.
SLIP and PPP work. PLIP works too, but I have not tested it myself.
And there are even packet drivers that allow for Token Ring and Arcnet to be used; they emulate Ethernet.