[Sunhelp] Sparc question

[Gregory Leblanc]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Lockwood [mailto:james at foonly.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 3:25 PM
> To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] Sparc question
> 
> 
> > The other one is AAUI ethernet.  Basically like the AUI ethernet on
> > other/older SPARCs, with a higher density connector.  I 
> imagine that they
> 
> AAUI = Apple AUI.  Basically an AUI port with a funky connector and no
> +12V (+5V only).

D'oh, I knew I'd seen that someplace.  Guess that was the wrong someplace.
:)

> 
> The SS20 uses something completely different.  I've got no 
> idea what it's
> called, but they aren't compatible.  It also brings +12V out.
> 
> > don't get used very often, since the SS20 has an RJ45 connector.  
> 
> When the SS10 and SS20 came out Sun got some major flak for 
> not putting an
> AUI connector on the back.  Everyone was screaming about how 
> nobody uses
> twisted pair anywhere.  Guess they had foresight.

How exactly could you manage thicknet?  Even using cat-v, we have some HUGE
bundles of cables for our wiring plant, in excess of 6-inches in diameter.
It made sense for our VAX, since it had ethernet to other computers, and
everybody was expected to be working from one of the 50+ serial ports on it,
but for anything else???
	Greg