Token ring (UK)

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Tue Jul 22 21:30:14 2003

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 ghldbrd_at_ccp.com wrote:

> I have a box full of token-ring adapters, IBM new in the box, and can't
> find a nibble here in the States. I've been told that token ring
> netowrking is an IBM only system, and requies an IBM server to play.

Nosiree. Any PC, any RS/6000, really, any machine with PCI can do token
ring.

> Guess that's why everyone went to Ethernet.

No, that was because of marketing stuff. 16Mbps TR is significantly
faster than 10Mbps ethernet. It has a very large MTU/MRU.

Peace... Sridhar

> > Am clearing out my garage to make space for a PDP 11/34.
> > Is there any interest at all in a fair-sized pile of token ring stuff -
> > some
> > 4MHz, some 4/16MHz (cards [inc unused PCMCIA], cables, MAUs etc) or should
> > it all go to the dump.
> > eBay prices appear to be too low to be worth the bother.
> > I suspect that thge only people who might be interested in collecting TR
> > have already been able to pick up as much as they want.
> >
> > This is in Rayleigh, Essex (England)
> >
> > Andy
Received on Tue Jul 22 2003 - 21:30:14 BST