On 10/25/22 12:14, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> writes:
How many of us still have 10Base5 splinters? ;-)
How many of us still have 10b5? Why you you get splinters from it?
From working on the 10base5 cable ends. Thicknet was thick ridged and didn't like to be moved around. The ends would fray and become a mess and you'd have to fiddle with it to get it to work properly. I just remember the frayed ends being a bit brittle and leaving 'splinters' which would poke your fingers and hands. Nasty. Thinnet was easier to handle and I recall a thin thinnet which was even easier to handle. Thinnet (10Base 2) was the stuff I was thinking of when mentioning the Ts. PS: CDL (actually me) has an AUI to 10BaseT adapter if needed for borrowing. I need it for one of my Cisco CS500 terminal servers (or the ACS monster I still have). -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry kd2zrq@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies KD2ZRQ