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redin@lysator.liu.se (Magnus Redin) writes:

>My first posting seems to have failed so I will repeat it.

>We are in our university computer club planning to build a 
>loosly coupled parallell computer out of old workstation
>CPU boards. We need to connect 9 CPU boards with ethernet
>but we dont have money to buy transcievers so we are
>trying to build a little box with 9 simplified transcievers 
>and a 0 lenght ethernet.

>We have trouble finding the electrical specifications of
>the ethernet AUI port so I wonder if someone has a file
>with specifications to send to us?

>We would also like to share experiences with people who 
>has made similar hardware hacks.


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>Magnus Redin    Lysator Computer Club    redin@lysator.liu.se
>Mail: Magnus redin, Rydsv{gen 240C26, 582 51 LINK|PING, SWEDEN
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There is a National Semiconductors data book, covering all their
network chip sets.  THis contains a discussion of the ethernet thin and
thick (aui) configurations.  It is probably going to have most of the
answers to your questions.

Hope this helps.

[dav]
David Emrich
gude@uniwa.uwa.edu.au