Digital Equipment EtherWORKS Turbo PCI, Информация пользователя

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Introduction
This chapter describes the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI adapter and
briefly summarizes its features.
The EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board is a processor-independent
board that enables you to integrate PCI compatible systems (mobile
computers, desktop PCs, high-end workstations, and multiprocessor
servers) into an Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 network using ThinWire, AUI,
or twisted-pair Ethernet cables. After you install the board in your
system, you can use various network software products to integrate
your system into a local area network (LAN) environment.
Features
The main features of the EtherWORKS Turbo PCI board are as
follows:
• Capable of full duplex (20 Mb/s) operation in 10Base-T mode
• High performance 32-bit Direct Memory Access (DMA)
architecture
• Auto media selection with software media configuration
for 10Base2 ThinWire and 10Base-T twisted-pair Ethernet
connections
• Low CPU utilization on the host computer
• Product kit includes ThinWire T-connector and terminator
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