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From: gt4957b@prism.gatech.EDU (BACCHUS,MARK ALAN)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Ethernet UTP to ThinNet device?
Summary: 3Com Pair Taimers
Message-ID: <10518@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 15 Jun 90 12:36:28 GMT
References: <30802@cup.portal.com>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <30802@cup.portal.com> AMillar@cup.portal.com (Alan Millar) writes:
>I have a question about Ethernet on twisted-pair.  Is there a small
>device that will convert twisted pair to thin coax (not 15-pin AUI)?
>
>------                            ----      ======
>! HUB !---------------------------!  !------! PC !
>-------    Twisted Pair           ---- coax ======
>

3Com makes a device called a 'Pair Taimer' which does just what you describe.
It can convert thin coax to twisted pair and back again, allowing the
workstation to use a standard thin ethernet card.

 -----                                                 ----
| HUB |------[PT]xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[PT]------| PC |
 -----  coax           twisted pair              coax  ----


Mark Bacchus
School of Information and Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
Internet : gt4957b@prism.gatech.edu