Yeah, you can make up your own AUI cables with less-than-spec wire and get away with it no problem, but I was referring to NOS premade AUI cables being a limited resource.
I've made them with DA15s and CAT5 cable before, and it works for short runs. Thanks, Jonathan On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 1:21 PM Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > I understand 10Base5 cable being limited, though regular 50 ohm coax > generally works fine if you work around the lack of stripes. > > AUI cable, though, that doesn't seem much of a problem. Straightforward N > pair twisted pair cable, terminated with DA15 connectors. The slide locks > are not quite common but I believe still exist in parts catalogs, and you > can do without them in any case. > > paul > > > On Aug 31, 2018, at 11:25 AM, systems_glitch via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > Honestly? I'm worried about someone reading the list archive and hoarding > > them all away. It's a limited resource. > > > > I'll send you the link off-list. > > > > Thanks, > > Jonathan > > > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:18 AM Grant Taylor via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> On 08/31/2018 08:04 AM, systems_glitch wrote: > >>> Excellent, glad it made it there quickly and safely! > >> > >> Me too. > >> > >>> If anyone needs AUI cables, I don't have a bunch on hand, but I can > pass > >>> on the seller I buy them from -- 1m cable, $20 shipped in the US. > >> > >> Is there any reason not to go ahead and share the information publicly? > >> > >> I know that I will eventually need to acquire some AUI cables. > >> > >> The kicker is that I had two, exactly what I need and the NICs to > >> connect them to before a cross country move that I got rid of a LOT of > >> stuff. (I keep finding out exactly how much I'm replacing. :-( No > fun.) > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Grant. . . . > >> unix || die > >> > >