Thicknet/10base5 Test Segment: The Cable is In!

[Chuck Guzis]

On 06/26/2018 10:04 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:

> My assumption was that "tap" comes from the second form.  I always
> thought there was a different name for the first form.  But I believe
> they were less common, hence fall under the "tap" term which is more
> popular.

My impression from the old days of this system was that the so-called
"vampire taps" were superior in that they caused less of an impedance
"bump" when attached, as compared to the cut-and-connector-only type.

Perhaps that's not true--can anyone verify this?

--Chuck