PCMCIA Token Ring Adapter

[Eug]

I found a Xircom IIPS Token Ring PCMCIA network adapter in my dept., along with a DB9 dongle. It supposedly supports 16 and 4 Mbps networks.

Is this thing useless now? (It certainly is useless in my dept.)

 

[spidey07]

hahahah, I've got about 10 thousand pcmcia NICs laying around. Wanna trade? PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Eug, token ring nics were/are expensive 150-400 bucks. Unless you know anybody who wants it then toss it or try to sell somewhere.

spidey

ps - what? No 100 megabit token ring support? what a shame.

 

[Eug]

Hmmm... I checked out some of the prices for that Xircom II PS PS-CT2-16CTP(AM). US$230! Ouch! Maybe I'll try selling it, although I only have the DB9 dongle and not the RJ-45 dongle (<$30).

I guess scarcity makes it expensive. I have seen nothing but net... errr ethernet... at every place I've worked at (although I'm not a computer guy).

 

[fargus]

Token Ring stuff was always expensive. The main reason this nic is still high is that it's a PC card.... you can now get ISA TR nics for about two bucks apiece, unless you can get someone to pay you to cart the stuff off!