▲ 1134 ▼ electruleician (piefedimages.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com) submitted 11 months ago by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago (2 children) IBM is, was, and will be run by crackheads. Seriously why make this?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 7rokhym@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago Obviously to upset fragile beings in the future that believe biology is defined by electrical connectors. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) I think that's for token ring. I remember using an adapter to plug Ethernet into a wall version of one of these. Massive things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) So it's just a fucky old school data connector? That actually makes some sense, given how old Ethernet cables are these fuckers probably date back to when ribbon cables were the standard for connections, like that bastard radio shack computer from 1979 that I have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) Actually, these token ring connectors were introduced in 1984. Twisted pair ethernet was introduced in 1986. Though, coaxial BNC was more popular until the mid 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* Yeah, in my case the building had originally been fitted for token ring, and eventually was retrofitted for Ethernet, but instead of swapping out all the hard wired wall ports, they just issued that socket to ethernet adapters. The rooms ALSO had BNC ports, which weren't live anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 7rokhym@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago Obviously to upset fragile beings in the future that believe biology is defined by electrical connectors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) I think that's for token ring. I remember using an adapter to plug Ethernet into a wall version of one of these. Massive things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) So it's just a fucky old school data connector? That actually makes some sense, given how old Ethernet cables are these fuckers probably date back to when ribbon cables were the standard for connections, like that bastard radio shack computer from 1979 that I have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) Actually, these token ring connectors were introduced in 1984. Twisted pair ethernet was introduced in 1986. Though, coaxial BNC was more popular until the mid 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* Yeah, in my case the building had originally been fitted for token ring, and eventually was retrofitted for Ethernet, but instead of swapping out all the hard wired wall ports, they just issued that socket to ethernet adapters. The rooms ALSO had BNC ports, which weren't live anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) So it's just a fucky old school data connector? That actually makes some sense, given how old Ethernet cables are these fuckers probably date back to when ribbon cables were the standard for connections, like that bastard radio shack computer from 1979 that I have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) Actually, these token ring connectors were introduced in 1984. Twisted pair ethernet was introduced in 1986. Though, coaxial BNC was more popular until the mid 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* Yeah, in my case the building had originally been fitted for token ring, and eventually was retrofitted for Ethernet, but instead of swapping out all the hard wired wall ports, they just issued that socket to ethernet adapters. The rooms ALSO had BNC ports, which weren't live anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) Actually, these token ring connectors were introduced in 1984. Twisted pair ethernet was introduced in 1986. Though, coaxial BNC was more popular until the mid 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* Yeah, in my case the building had originally been fitted for token ring, and eventually was retrofitted for Ethernet, but instead of swapping out all the hard wired wall ports, they just issued that socket to ethernet adapters. The rooms ALSO had BNC ports, which weren't live anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* Yeah, in my case the building had originally been fitted for token ring, and eventually was retrofitted for Ethernet, but instead of swapping out all the hard wired wall ports, they just issued that socket to ethernet adapters. The rooms ALSO had BNC ports, which weren't live anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
