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From: paul@hpsciz.sc.hp.com (Paul Mooney)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: 10baseT Installation costs
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Date: 8 Apr 91 21:34:55 GMT
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Interesting ...

One really must define "administrative costs."  The major disadvantage of
coax is the bus topology.  At HP, where the user community cannot function
when the LAN is down, StarLAN makes sense even if the initial installation
costs are higher.

Paul Mooney
Network Services
Hewlett Packard