4 Mar
2004
4 Mar
'04
12:16 p.m.
On Mar 4, 22:57, meltie wrote:
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.
They tend to be thinner and more flexible than the proper thick blue
ones. Or you could remove the cover and fit a right-angle cover,
probably. You could certainly do that with an office-grade cable -- I
used to have one like that.
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.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On Thursday 04 March 2004 22:41, John Honniball
wrote:
> meltie wrote:
> > Does anyone in the UK or immediate surrounds have an AUI cable
around
> > that they'd be willing to part with for
a small amount of beer
tokens?
>
> I can do you an AUI cable, but it'd be a "normal", non-right-angle
one.
Let me know if
that'd be OK. Send clearance dimensions if you can!
After a quick look, it's around 4.2 - 4.3 cm...Is it doable? 
4 Mar
4 Mar
12:42 p.m.
On Thursday 04 March 2004 23:16, Pete Turnbull wrote:
On Mar 4, 22:57, meltie wrote:
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.
They tend to be thinner and more flexible than the proper thick blue
ones. Or you could remove the cover and fit a right-angle cover,
probably. You could certainly do that with an office-grade cable -- I
used to have one like that.
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.
Ah well, i'll be going down to the local Maplin* at some point to get the
bits together to make one up, less the special cable-locks...
cheers anyway
alex/melt
*or not, as they're stopping selling components...
On Thursday 04 March 2004 22:41, John Honniball
wrote:
> meltie wrote:
> > Does anyone in the UK or immediate surrounds have an AUI cable
around
> > that they'd be willing to part with
for a small amount of beer
tokens?
> I can do you an AUI cable, but it'd be a
"normal", non-right-angle
one.
Let me
know if that'd be OK. Send clearance dimensions if you can!
After a quick look, it's around 4.2 - 4.3 cm...Is it doable? 
1:54 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of meltie
Sent: 04 March 2004 23:43
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: AUI cables in UK?
*or not, as they're stopping selling components...
Oh *great*. Then again I've been using Farnell lately so sod 'em :)
w
5 Mar
5 Mar
10:57 a.m.
In message <E1Az3Z4-0000fK-0U(a)anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net>
"Witchy" <witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk> wrote:
That's Craplin for you, though. I went in
to get a few nuts and bolts
(literally) a few weeks ago - "Sorry, Sir, we've stopped stocking those."
Same again for the BD140 transistors and the high current battery connector I
wanted.
Only thing I've got against Farnell is that they've stopped stocking the FCI
Minitek 2mm pitch connectors - they're now sold under the "Direct Ship"
scheme - in other words, "Pay extra and wait a week". Strange how not six
months ago Farnell UK stocked the Minitek crimps and headers. Does anyone
know of a source for 2mm-pitch connectors suitable for connection to the
RS232 port on a Hewlett Packard 700LX palmtop? The 100LX and 200LX use the
same connector, IIRC - 5x2 2mm-pitch female header (socket - holes, not
pins).
Later.
--
Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB,
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice,
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI
... How do frogs die? Ker-mit suicide!
*or not, as
they're stopping selling components...
Oh *great*. Then again I've been
using Farnell lately so sod 'em :)
4 Mar
4 Mar
1:52 p.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
Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
5 Mar
5 Mar
3:37 a.m.
>>>> "witchy" == witchy
<witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk> writes:
> -----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.
witchy> Blue? I've never seen a blue AUI cable! Then again I only
witchy> worked with moulded DEC ones so I dunno about 3rd party
witchy> products :)
The early AUI cables with the stiff cable and metal-shell connectors
came in several colors. Blue was one. Some vague memory says that it
may depend on the insulation material. Some cables were Teflon
insulation, which allows them to be run into dropped ceilings.
(U.S. firecodes require non-flammable materials in those areas.)
Those were originally a translucent tan color, with markings printed
on a strip of paper underneath the outer layer. Blue ones were, I
think, PVC or polyethylene insulation, which is a lot less expensive
and easier to handle but allowed only in office areas and under raised
floors.
Similar considerations apply to the Ethernet coax itself, though the
original fat (10Base5) was only sold in Teflon grade, at least by
DEC. They switched to offering two choices with 10Base2 (Thinwire).
There was some prototype 10Base5 cable that was yellow PE, though. It
had black stripes to mark transceiver spacing. So it got the nickname
"yellowjacket".
paul
7:47 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paul Koning
Sent: 05 March 2004 14:38
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: AUI cables in UK?
There was some prototype 10Base5 cable that was yellow PE,
though. It had black stripes to mark transceiver spacing.
So it got the nickname "yellowjacket".
Prototype? All the 10base5 cable I ever installed was yellow with black
stripes for the H400x clamps....this would've been maybe late 80s....
Cheers
w
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