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10Mbps vs 100Mbps for fast 486 using CFIDE (Win3.11 and OS/2)

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Posted on 2021-04-17, 10:50

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Is there a possible benefit to using a 100Mbps card with a fast 100MHz+ 486 vs a 10Mbps one? Will it get bortlenecked by CPU or CFIDE read/write speeds? Trying to decide on 3C905B vs 3C900 for Win 3.11 and OS/2 Warp 4

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Posted on 2021-04-17, 13:54

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It will definitely get bottlenecked by the processor and memory speed. However, you will certainly get an improvement over 10mbps.

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