4 Mar
2004
4 Mar
'04
10:52 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Pete Turnbull
Sent: 04 March 2004 23:16
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: AUI cables in UK?
There's no way a standard-grade blue AUI cable will turn
through 90 in less than 15 cm. It might just be doable with
an office-grade cable.
Blue? I've never seen a blue AUI cable! Then again I only worked with
moulded DEC ones so I dunno about 3rd party products :)
I seem to remember having a genuine DEC beige
transceiver,
about twice the size of the minature Allied Telesyn ones that
are so common, which had the AUI connector on the side
instead of the end.
That'll be a DESTA then - Ethernet STation Adapter. I used 'em to run entire
offices off a DELNI when really I probably should've been using a DEMPR or
DESPR (multi-port or single-port repeater). No problems though so hey-ho :)
Cheers
--
Adrian/Witchy
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