I am few years older and i similarly recall the first LAN party or two i attended used coax. I also once rigged an ad-hoc party at a friends place using a hub w

I am few years older and i similarly recall the first LAN party or two i attended used coax. I also once rigged an ad-hoc party at a friends place using a hub with a hookup for coax. To this day i am amazed it worked without any fuses blown or similar. Never had to deal with token ring though, just TCP/IP and IPX/SPX.