Arcnet Controller Company Ameristar Technologies, USA   Date 1988   Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000   Interface Zorro II   Autoconfig ID 1053 / 9 Arcnet interface Arcnet networking system - old, slow but cheap and reliable, useful for small LANs and simple network sharing Arcnet requires RG62 coaxial cable instead of the RG58 used on Ethernet systems uses 93 ohm terminators opposed to the 50 ohm used by Ethernet the Arcnet interface hybrid chip comes in two different versions, HCY 9058 for bus networks and HCY 9068 for star networks interrupt driven (polled I/O) - one interrupt on the Amiga yields into a busy system two sockets for optional network autoboot ROMs