[geeks] Seeking network direction.

[Joost van de Griek]

2008/9/17 der Mouse <mouse at rodents-montreal.org>:

> AAUI is an Apple mutant AUI.  I _think_ it's electrically AUI but on a
> totally mechanically different connector.

Correct. AUI uses a DA-15 connector, AAUI uses a smaller connector so
they could fit Ethernet on the PowerBook 500 series. They also may
have chosen a different connector to avoid people wiring their
monitors to their network ports and vice versa. AAUI isn't entirely
AUI, electrically, it's missing a 12V line.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Attachment_Unit_Interface>

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