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Ethernet tranceiver to machine cables

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From: Kevin Crowston
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1986 00:53
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We would like to add more machines to our ethernet (at MIT,
not Harvard) and would (of course) like to minimize cost.
Buying ethernet cables seems very expensive for what is
essential just a piece of wire, so we were wondering about
making our own.  Can anyone suggest if this is an okay idea
or give reasons (or experiences) why it won't work?  For
those who say it's okay, can they suggest suppliers for the
pieces?  For those who say no, can they suggest other ways
to save money, given that we've already installed a
regular ethernet cable?  We're planning to use a DELNI;
perhaps people can give their impressions of them too.

If you can, please mail also to kevin@xv.mit.edu, since I
read that account much more often.
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Kevin Crowston				UUCP: {seismo,ut-sally}!harvard!kevin
MIT Sloan School of Management		ARPA: kevin@xv.mit.edu or
					      kevin@harvard.arpa
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From: kevin@harvard.UUCP (Kevin Crowston)
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Subject: Ethernet tranceiver to machine cables
Message-ID: <790@harvard.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 19:53:47 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 18 19:53:47 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 21-Mar-86 05:12:28 EST
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Organization: Aiken Comp Lab, Harvard
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Keywords: ethernet cables