Cell Relay Archive

[jcupples@iphase.com (Jerry Cupples)]

In article <sylviae-2404951103140001@boston.ucns.uga.edu>,
sylviae@uga.cc.uga.edu (Sylvia Elliott) wrote:

> > number of PowerPC Macintoshes around here (e.g. 8100/80) and we are
> > wondering what performance we might get with them ? To what extent
> > does NuBus limit the data throughput ? 
> > 
> > Our local Fore systems agent asked this sort of question to Fore
> > systems in the USA 2 weeks ago and I haven't heard any answer yet
> > via that route. Is anybody using their Macintosh product ?
> 
> I read a trade article recently that said Asante was going to make Mac PCI
> bus ATM cards and not the NuBus cards due to inherent slowness. So maybe
> Asante can give some answers if Fore can't

It is my understanding that until the new Open Transport software is
available, no high speed serial data transfer will be possible. Apple is
working furiously to make 100+ Mb possible. My company, Interphase
Corporation, is now shipping beta sites our PCI ATM adapters, and working
on an Apple driver. We are shipping production Sbus ATM adapters now, and
have achieved 155 Mb on similar adapters with that product. I think Fore
has a NuBus ATM adapter, but it will not be fast without the new system
software. Not aware of their PCI plans, but lots of people will be
offering PCI ATM in the future.

Jerry Cupples
jcupples@iphase.com

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> Sylvia Elliott
> UCNS LAN Support
> University of Georgia
> sylviae@uga.cc.uga.edu