[cctalk] Re: Need AUI cable

> On Jun 28, 2023, at 9:48 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 6:00 AM Grant Taylor via cctalk > <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote: >> Tony's email makes me ask more questions than I have (smart alack) >> answers to. Maybe ~> hopefully I can ~> will learn something. > I was being a bit of a smart alec too. The point I was making is that > a bit of normal IDC ribbon cable is not electrically the correct cable > for an AUI interface but it won't matter over a few inches. > > The correct cable is 4 twisted pairs with a overall screen (shield). > One pair is thicker wires than the other 3 and is used for the power. > This cable was very hard to get by the metre when I needed some about > 30 years ago, and a full reel was several hundred pounds. I was lucky > enough to be given a couple of metres as an 'offcut' by a gentleman > who worked in network support. You probably need something like that > if you're makng a 1m cable. But not for what the OP is trying to do.