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The question often arises:
Is there a preferred ethernet card for using a
PC-compatible computer in the dorms at UM?
The preferred card for a relatively recent PC is a:
3Com PCI 10/100 TP (twisted pair) Ethernet
card.
For older machines that don't have PCI buses, replace
PCI with ISA.
For information on specifications recommended by the
Office of Information Technology (OIT) Help Desk staff for both PC and Mac desktop and laptop
models, please see
http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/general/minimum_recommendations/
Please remember that these specifications do
not represent the absolute minimum for a computer to
be usable now at UM. Rather,
they are the specifications that will make a computer
serviceable for a UM education over the next several
years, in the opinion of the OIT Help Desk
staff, based on what they've observed of both usage on
campus and changing requirements brought on by changes in the
computer industry.
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