A call for Wisecom 21140 Tulip cards (was Re: Cheap, good tulips...)

[Al Youngwerth]

At 03:53 PM 1/8/99 -0700, Maurice Hilarius wrote:
>With regards to your message at 09:10 AM 01-08-99 -0700, Al Youngwerth.
>Where you stated:
>>I've been following this thread from a distance until now. My company has
><<<<big snip>>>>
[another snip]
>
>This is all fine and well, Al, and friends here on the list.
>Reality check time:
>Intel bought DECs Hudson, N.Y. fab plant, where the tulips were/are made.
>They don't make the 21140 any more. They DO make the more expensive 21143PC
>chips.
>
>It is not a case of Wisecom, or anyone else (Dlink, NetGear, Kingston, etc)
>deciding to stop making 21140 based cards, but more a matter of not being
>able to buy the chips any more..
>
>So, to make a long story short, we are all chasing the remaining
>inventories of tulip 21140 chips, on whatever boards they happen to live in..
>After they are gone, learn to like something else...
>
>Just my $0.02 worth.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>  Maurice W. Hilarius                   Telephone: 01-403-414-9319
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>
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At http://developer.intel.com/design/network/ Intel is advertising the
21140A as a new part aquired from DEC.

I've got a call into Arrow (Intel distributor) to check availability.


Al Youngwerth
alberty@apexxtech.com