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From: anderson@dogie.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
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Subject: Re: Twisted pair Ethernet, Mounting mounted volumes
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Date: 21 Apr 91 03:53:23 GMT
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In article <1991Apr21.014333.12831@utstat.uucp>
philip@.utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough) writes:

>I want to connect a NeXT to a Mac over twisted pair Ethernet. They can
>be very close physically if required. Do I absolutely need to use a
>hub? If so, why?

You probably have your reasons for wanting to do that, but if they
can be as close or closer than 185 meters, why not get a thin-wire
adapter for the Mac and use that.  It seems to me that would cost
a lot less than getting a transceiver for the NeXT end, if you
already have twisted pair to the Mac.

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