On March 10, Toru Nishimura wrote:
> > The NetGear FS108 is now $179 at Fry's, and there are cheaper 8-port, 
> > 10/100 FDX ethernet switch deals available. The last one I bought was 
> > $100, on eBay (a nice "Cornet" unit).
> >
> > Ethernet switch prices (particularly the 8-port models) have taken a 
> > nose-dive in the last six months.
> 
> I'm afraid that means quality have taken nose-dive as price.  When
> economics beats technology, things start going bad.  Then, politics
> beats ...

  ...which is precisely why I hope that our device-driver gurus
continue to work on support for various FDDI cards.

  The DEC FDDI cards (and NetBSD's support for them!) seem to be
rather nice...


                   -Dave McGuire