22 Jul
2003
22 Jul
'03
7:37 p.m.
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 ghldbrd(a)ccp.com wrote:
I have a box full of token-ring adapters, IBM new in
the box, and can't
find a nibble here in the States. I've been told that token ring
netowrking is an IBM only system, and requies an IBM server to play.
Token-Ring seems to have originated with IBM, but it's not true that you
need an IBM server. We used to use it with HP, IBM, Compaq, and some
home-grown boxes. There were several 3rd-party manufacturers of
token-ring equipment, but I think about the only one left these days is
Madge (www.madge.com) and they're moving rapidly to ethernet...