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1997 · Peripheral

Realtek RTL8139 (1997)

The cheap PCI Fast Ethernet chip that ended up on millions of cards and motherboards.

Cheap, widely supported, and a default driver for Windows and Linux.

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Facts

Date
1997
Kind
Peripheral: Modem and networking
Maker or publisher
Realtek
Platforms
Windows
Bus
PCI
Speed
100 Mbit/s
Connection
PCI
Works with
Windows

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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