@webmink maybe some #legacy #Networking fans want some #MAUI / #AUI and other partd for #Retro-#Ethernet?
Pretty shure some #CCCamp / #40C3 attendee from the #UK would like to get their hands on the other #10Base2 / #10Base5 gear...
Attached: 1 image Also there *used to be external #Ethernet "#Modems"*... - Like [*this one*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Accton-etherpocket-sp-parallel-port-ethernet-adapter.jpg) that can be found on the [History section](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet#History) of the Ethernet article on #Wikipedia... So it's not impossible to facilitate something like that. - Just a 10/100BASE-T adaptor connected via RS-232...
@wyatt does that card do #TokenRing and #X25 too?
Everyone and their mom [has a](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsS0E4G310Y) #Wifi232 to get their #VintageComputer online, but I wounder if there's a #wired (#LAN) option instead. - Basically being an *"#Ethernet #Modem"*... Background: In my area, 2,4 GHz WiFi is so overcrowded that it's basically unuseable and also because Ethernet is more reliable. - Ideally it can be powered via #PoE to enable #WakeOnLAN / #WakeOnDialin.... I don't mind if it looks like a [MAU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Attachment_Unit) but with like a unmanaged 4-port Gigiabit Switch for #10Base2 / #10Base5 - lookalike "passthrough" and internal 10 MBit/s port so it can be used to directly link units or be hooked up to a switch. Similar to [FriendlyNet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Attachment_Unit_Interface#FriendlyNet) - Bonus points if it still supports 10MBit/s @ [Cat.3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_3_cable)/ [single pair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair#Single-pair) and [100BaseVG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100BaseVG), but regular Fast Ethernet & #Gigabit Ethernet via [Cat.5 and up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair) is more important. (Maybe do like 2x #SFP [ports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Form-factor_Pluggable) at the sides and 1x 8p8c #RJ45 at the front ?) So technically it's closer to a `DEC DELNI` than real [AUI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_Unit_Interface) but if someone wants to implement an #AUI and even add a an [AAUI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Attachment_Unit_Interface) adaptor cable I'm not gonna tell anyone not to. #LAN232 #Ethernet232 #FriendlyNet #VontageComputing #embedded #Networking
It would also be a more flexible option not just for "dumb #terminals" like a VT320 or VT525, thus desireable for a lot of #legacy / #embedded setup and allow for integrating like a #serial #console into a "Managment LAN" (which should be #airgapped!)…
So yeah, a #LAN232 / #Ethernet232 would be kinda cool, even if it's just a #PiZero 1.3 with a USB Serial & Ethernet Chip in a case.
#RaspberryPi #Pi0 #embedded #VintageComputing #LAN #VintageNetworking
Digital Equipment Corporation built plenty of terminals in the 70s and 80s, but we're focusing on the VT320-C2. Amber monochrome, LK201 keyboard, and a favor...
Kevin Karhan 