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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
Subject: Re: 10Base-T hubs
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Date: 9 Apr 91 22:35:24
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In-Reply-To: morgan@Panther.Stanford.EDU's message of 9 Apr 91 18:17:21 GMT
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In article <1991Apr9.181721.15560@leland.Stanford.EDU> morgan@Panther.Stanford.EDU (RL "Bob" Morgan) writes:

   Thin:

   Repeater:            $1300
   Cable installation:    800
                         ----
                         2100
   10Base-T:

   Repeater:              700
   Cable installation:    650
                         ----
                         1350


Perhaps I'm being too stupid here, but why do you need a repeater for
an 8-station network?  Why not hook them all up to the same cable?  In
that case, you have $800 for Thin vs $1350 for 10Base-T.

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