Hello friends of vintage computers
I designed a network card for ISA slots (8 or 16 bit) which can be built all by yourself if you're able to solder SMD components.
It can be built with several hardware options such as 10Base2, jumpers, boot ROM.
Please have a look at https://github.com/chregu82/DIY_ISA_NE2000
Very nice! Are RTL8019 chips still in production?
Looks EOL. Probably would have been better to use a CS8900A since they are still manufactured. It is always a crapshoot with getting legitimate old stock chips. Half the time I order from Ali/Ebay China sellers, the chips are DoA or counterfeit.
But overall the card looks pretty good. Neat breakaway design 🤣.
I think the RTL8019AS is probably out of production. Bit it is still easy to get and gives you great compatibility with all sorts of vintage hardware. I'm not sure if the CS8900A is even NE2000 compatible.
