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:: We already have a fairly complete page for the [[UNIBUS Experimental Ethernet interface]], produced by [[PARC]]. I am fairly certain DEC never produced an Experimental Ethernet interface (the only ones that I think existed were the UNIBUS and [[Alto]] ones from PARC), so there's no way any DEC software would have supported them. I have no interest in doing a page for the Alto Experimental Ethernet host interface; feel free to do one yourself, the [https://xeroxalto.computerhistory.org/ PARC archives] should have documentation on them.
 
:: We already have a fairly complete page for the [[UNIBUS Experimental Ethernet interface]], produced by [[PARC]]. I am fairly certain DEC never produced an Experimental Ethernet interface (the only ones that I think existed were the UNIBUS and [[Alto]] ones from PARC), so there's no way any DEC software would have supported them. I have no interest in doing a page for the Alto Experimental Ethernet host interface; feel free to do one yourself, the [https://xeroxalto.computerhistory.org/ PARC archives] should have documentation on them.
 
:: As for the transceivers, I don't know much about the transceiver (although I installed them 'back in the day'). Perhaps the PARC archives has some documentation on them; we did find the UNIBUS Experimental Ethernet interface documentation there. I am fairly sure some still exist; I think at least one of the Altos that are running has a working network connection. I would also guess that the [[CHM]] has one, and they might have an image in their online catalog (the same way I found the [[ARM10L]] image there), if so. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 16:21, 10 June 2022 (CEST)
 
:: As for the transceivers, I don't know much about the transceiver (although I installed them 'back in the day'). Perhaps the PARC archives has some documentation on them; we did find the UNIBUS Experimental Ethernet interface documentation there. I am fairly sure some still exist; I think at least one of the Altos that are running has a working network connection. I would also guess that the [[CHM]] has one, and they might have an image in their online catalog (the same way I found the [[ARM10L]] image there), if so. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 16:21, 10 June 2022 (CEST)
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:: Complete Experimental Ethernet transceiver specification, including engineering drawings, [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/alto/ethernet/Ethernet_Transceiver_Electrical_Characteristics.pdf here]; Alto interface schematics [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/alto/schematics/216323C_Ethernet.pdf here].
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:: The CHM archives seem to be 'broken' today, so I can't give you a URL for an image of either. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 17:59, 10 June 2022 (CEST)

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DEC Ethernet transceivers

These are all DEC Ethernet transceivers. There were others before them. (The first ones I worked with were 3Mbit one from PARC.) I think this page would be better at DEC Ethernet Transceiver. Jnc (talk) 23:26, 9 June 2022 (CEST)

I will add (resp. have already added) general information about Transceivers. Do you think splitting information about Ethernet Transceivers in general and Ethernet Transceivers of a certain maker would be better?
Yes. The DEC transceivers are a fairly bounded topic, and should be on their own page.
Could you please add info about the "3Mbit one(s) from PARC"? Do you know whether these were supported by DEC operating systems? Vaxorcist (talk) 09:26, 10 June 2022 (CEST)
We already have a fairly complete page for the UNIBUS Experimental Ethernet interface, produced by PARC. I am fairly certain DEC never produced an Experimental Ethernet interface (the only ones that I think existed were the UNIBUS and Alto ones from PARC), so there's no way any DEC software would have supported them. I have no interest in doing a page for the Alto Experimental Ethernet host interface; feel free to do one yourself, the PARC archives should have documentation on them.
As for the transceivers, I don't know much about the transceiver (although I installed them 'back in the day'). Perhaps the PARC archives has some documentation on them; we did find the UNIBUS Experimental Ethernet interface documentation there. I am fairly sure some still exist; I think at least one of the Altos that are running has a working network connection. I would also guess that the CHM has one, and they might have an image in their online catalog (the same way I found the ARM10L image there), if so. Jnc (talk) 16:21, 10 June 2022 (CEST)
Complete Experimental Ethernet transceiver specification, including engineering drawings, here; Alto interface schematics here.
The CHM archives seem to be 'broken' today, so I can't give you a URL for an image of either. Jnc (talk) 17:59, 10 June 2022 (CEST)