#arcnet — Public Fediverse posts

A history and deep dive into a little known net work technology, called #Arcnet. A bit cheaper than #Ethernet.
https://youtu.be/Gx0v0CyIps8
used a token star topology rather than hashtag token ring. #Novell pretty much out marketed it with the #NE2000 nic. created by Datapoint/CTC. popular wiz, early micro, computers, and mini computers. Some are probably still in use today on factory floors for automation.
#RetroTech #TechHistory Drivers exist #Linux kernel.

@nixCraft well... that ain't #10base2 ! because in #10b2 there never is a cable to the NIC. The T connector always goes directly to the card. So THIS must be something else. #ArcNet maybe ??