[geeks] FOIRL card rant

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Thu, 06 Dec 2001, you wrote:
> <rant>
> 
> I just finished reading that link about the FOIRL ethernet card. What a load
> of shit. If these bozo's know what they are selling then they are spewing
> outright lies and misleading suggestions.
> 
> Its a 10mbs card. Period. No matter how fast the bus is, its still 10mbs.
> Its NOT fiber channel.
> Its not speedy.
> The only thing FOIRL is good for is overcomming distance limits of copper
> (with some questionable full duplex benefits).
> 
> This reminds me of the DANMARK (sp?) catalog where everything is "infused
> with technology" and other marketroid nuggets to sell crap.
> 
> </rant>

I got on thier site to look at another item that was pinted out to me. What a
load of shit they push. The item in question would do what they say only under
the 'right' conditions.

The company you are thinking of is DAMARK same kind of sleeze.

Mike N