Many token ring cards available

From: J.C. Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Sat Dec 20 11:16:39 2003

Tolkien Ring Cards...

        "One ring to rule them all" really is applicable.

        In a very distant time (which could be yesterday, with my memory...), we had
a co-op from Ga Tech who, as a freshman, built an 8086 based device to insert
delays into a token ring network. I don't remember the actual numbers, but
after something like 700 nodes or so, the trip around the ring is long enough
to cause nodes to start timing out. This was with the original slower token
ring networks, I dunno about the 16's and up.

        Anyway, really nice piece of work, and the guy got a 'A' for the quarter. So
here's this freshman, building token ring delay measurement systems, and you
get seniors that are getting 'A's for building what amounts to Ramsey
shortwave radio kits. In the academic world, there just ain't no justice.

        --jc

On Saturday 20 December 2003 12:05 pm, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> On Friday 19 December 2003 19:08, John Allain wrote:
> > I can throw in one or more PCMCIA token ring cards in as well.
> >
> > John A.
> > ...Speaking of "That 70's Show"...
>
> I think I might be interested in some of these, but I'm more interested
> in cables or adaptors (RJ45 -> Type 1), and non-type 1 (RJ45/UTP) hubs/
> MAUs if anyone has any of those laying around taking up space, as those
> seem to be huch harder to find...
>
> Pat
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