Hello Bruce!
On Saturday October 11 1997 at 20:48, Bruce LeGrande wrote to All:
 BL>    And since I didn't see ANY 10base-2 "HUBS" advertised in the cats
 BL> I have, am I correct that I will NOT need a 'hub', but will simply
 BL> connect each computer to the next (in parallel) with the RG-Cable ?
That's correct.
 BL> (if there IS a long run later, I presume that a repeater can be used)
Yes, if you have more than 200m of cable...
 BL> On the OTHER hand, if I were to use 10base-T (RJ45) then I would be
 BL> limited to only *2* machines, due to the fact that the RJ45 can not
 BL> be connected in parallel (like the 2 conductor RG58), and for more
 BL> that *2* machines - I would HAVE to run each one to a "HUB" (like the
 BL> spokes on a wheel) which handles the addressing and routing from/to
 BL> each machine (user).
More or less, yes. Except the hub is lower level than that, and most hubs 
simply work on an electrical basis, and don't specificially route packets.
 BL> And finally, is there going to be a device to allow me to attach my
 BL> centronics inkjet printer to this LAN with a unique username/number ?
 BL> Or should I just attach it to the main server parallel port and
 BL> send everything I want printed to the LPT1 port of that machine ??
That's probably your best bet, unless you want to spend a fair bit of money 
on a special box to do it (no point)
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 Will                                        
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