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Ah yes, "Thick Ethernet" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE5 and "Thin Ethernet" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2 h
by michaelt 3y ago
Ah yes, "Thick Ethernet" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE5 and "Thin Ethernet" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2
Ten whole megabits to share between up to 30 computers, on a single multidrop bus.
- FFP999 3y agoAnd if a single vampire tap comes loose, the entire network segment goes down. Don't miss that.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoAnd 10BaseT! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair) Anybody else remember "vampire connections"? [Ah, a minute late. FFP999 remembers them.]