What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
pretty sure it was the original ibook, aka toilet seat.
In article <260120211910255504%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
pretty sure it was the original ibook, aka toilet seat.
almost. the white ibooks did, not the original ibooks, however, it
looks like the powermac g4 gigabit was first.
<https://web.archive.org/web/20060419212101/http://docs.info.apple.com/a rticle.html?artnum=42717>
In article <260120211910255504%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
pretty sure it was the original ibook, aka toilet seat.
almost. the white ibooks did, not the original ibooks, however, it
looks like the powermac g4 gigabit was first.
<https://web.archive.org/web/20060419212101/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42717>
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
On 2021-01-26 3:56 p.m., Lewis wrote:
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
Wow... ...it's been a very long time.
The earliest reference I can find for an auto-switching Mac is from 2002.
On 2021-01-27 00:21:09 +0000, Alan Baker said:
On 2021-01-26 3:56 p.m., Lewis wrote:
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
Wow... ...it's been a very long time.
The earliest reference I can find for an auto-switching Mac is from 2002.
"2002" ... "very long time"?!?
Geez, youngsters today. It's not even 20 years ago.
On 2021-01-26 6:55 p.m., Your Name wrote:
On 2021-01-27 00:21:09 +0000, Alan Baker said:
On 2021-01-26 3:56 p.m., Lewis wrote:"2002" ... "very long time"?!?
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
Wow... ...it's been a very long time.
The earliest reference I can find for an auto-switching Mac is from 2002. >>
Geez, youngsters today. It's not even 20 years ago.
How old are you, for me, that's very nearly a third of my life.
On 2021-01-27 00:21:09 +0000, Alan Baker said:
On 2021-01-26 3:56 p.m., Lewis wrote:
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
Wow... ...it's been a very long time.
The earliest reference I can find for an auto-switching Mac is from 2002.
"2002" ... "very long time"?!?
In message <ruqkmm$1auf$1@gioia.aioe.org> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-01-27 00:21:09 +0000, Alan Baker said:
On 2021-01-26 3:56 p.m., Lewis wrote:
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
Wow... ...it's been a very long time.
The earliest reference I can find for an auto-switching Mac is from 2002.
"2002" ... "very long time"?!?
In terms of Ethernet on desktop computers, yes.
On 2021-01-26 23:33, Lewis wrote:
In message <ruqkmm$1auf$1@gioia.aioe.org> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2021-01-27 00:21:09 +0000, Alan Baker said:
On 2021-01-26 3:56 p.m., Lewis wrote:"2002" ... "very long time"?!?
What was the first Mac to have an Ethernet port that did not need a
cross-over cable to direct connect to another computer?
Wow... ...it's been a very long time.
The earliest reference I can find for an auto-switching Mac is from 2002. >>
In terms of Ethernet on desktop computers, yes.
At our new company (avionics, ca. 2000) where we were using Ethernet for
non critical portions of systems (diagnostic, test, etc.) there were
often heated arguments over the "theft" of crossover cables.
Tech's would duck for cover when engineers and marketers and techreps
would come looking for a crossover ... if one couldn't be found the poor tech would have to make yet another one ... a lowly, time wasting task
they all hated... (well, the tech reps could be counted on to make them
too, but they were usually found guilty of theft and hoarding in the
first place...).
Colour tape was added to the cables to indicate which lab or group owned
a particular cable. But such could be easily swapped...
In message <uAmQH.3$pi1.2@fx04.iad> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
At our new company (avionics, ca. 2000) where we were using Ethernet for
non critical portions of systems (diagnostic, test, etc.) there were
often heated arguments over the "theft" of crossover cables.
Tech's would duck for cover when engineers and marketers and techreps
would come looking for a crossover ... if one couldn't be found the poor
tech would have to make yet another one ... a lowly, time wasting task
they all hated... (well, the tech reps could be counted on to make them
too, but they were usually found guilty of theft and hoarding in the
first place...).
Colour tape was added to the cables to indicate which lab or group owned
a particular cable. But such could be easily swapped...
There was a period of time where yellow cables were cross-over cables ad
any other color were not.
This was confusing when I got my first DSL modem in 1997 and it had a
yellow cable and I was very confused why it would be a crossover cable.
On 2021-01-27 19:57, Lewis wrote:
In message <uAmQH.3$pi1.2@fx04.iad> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
At our new company (avionics, ca. 2000) where we were using Ethernet for >>> non critical portions of systems (diagnostic, test, etc.) there were
often heated arguments over the "theft" of crossover cables.
Tech's would duck for cover when engineers and marketers and techreps
would come looking for a crossover ... if one couldn't be found the poor >>> tech would have to make yet another one ... a lowly, time wasting task
they all hated... (well, the tech reps could be counted on to make them
too, but they were usually found guilty of theft and hoarding in the
first place...).
Colour tape was added to the cables to indicate which lab or group owned >>> a particular cable. But such could be easily swapped...
There was a period of time where yellow cables were cross-over cables ad
any other color were not.
This was confusing when I got my first DSL modem in 1997 and it had a
yellow cable and I was very confused why it would be a crossover cable.
But actually wasn't?
Or didn't matter...
In a dev. lab where arbitrary lengths were requested, it was all blue
off the reel and cut within a few cm of the request.
Don't recall when the components we used became audo-sense/config. On a newer product in about 2005 it was all auto. Probably couldn't locate components that weren't.
In message <UH%QH.5629$r17.2137@fx02.iad> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
Don't recall when the components we used became audo-sense/config. On a
newer product in about 2005 it was all auto. Probably couldn't locate
components that weren't.
The only "components" that are auto-switch are the ports. It has nothing
to do with the cables or plugs.
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