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Our second channel: @TheParallelPort #networking #ethernet #novell 00:00 — The NE2000 01:12 — Remembering 02:16 — Early Ethernet controllers 05:18 — National Semiconductor 08:17 — Novell 16:55 — The NE cards 21:56 — NE2000 Compatible 27:00 — The Legend Computer History Museum (CHM) does not endorse any commercial product or enterprise, nor do they concur with the opinions expressed in, or confirm the accuracy of any audio, video, or text herein. References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQIiLFLRSRlTUqMx816Qg9ugjLy0Lr8BUjHMh-4qa6c83iS8JbAYySiAyTIUx-vl6vOsn0mOEOnXclD/pub ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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