Specifications

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Introduction
This chapter describes the Digital EtherWORKS 3 Turbo boards and
briefly summarizes the boards’ features.
The Turbo boards are high-performance controllers that enable PCs to
reach file, disk, application, print, and network services from Ethernet
networks. The Turbo boards support Digital’s PATHWORKS network
operating system as well as multivendor PC network operating
systems through NDIS, ODI, and IPX-compliant software device
drivers.
Features
The main features of the Turbo boards are as follows:
• Supports Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 industry standards.
• Provides shared memory architecture with dynamic buffer
management to ensure maximum performance during heavy
network traffic.
• Provides driver and diagnostic programs on a 3½ inch distribution
diskette.
• Provides boot ROM option.
• Provides 128 KB onboard RAM, but uses only 2 KB of PC system
memory.
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