But would you forget 10Base2, 10base5, or the ill-fated 10BaseAF*??

Jim

(*failed attempt to put 10Mbps ethernet over al dente fusilli)

Just another day I saw in a local hospital reception area real 10Base5 network, with thick coax that was actually yellow run high under the ceiling, transcievers and their 'vampire' connects each in plexiglass box, and MAU cables snaking around to 286 machines running ancient Clipper app on long forgotten version of NetWare. (BTW, two topmost google hits on 10Base5 relate to a techno music band.)

Speaking of fusilli, why not, aren't they twisted enough?

I also remember when 4Mb/s ARCnet running on 90ohm IBM SNA cabling was popular. Some 'installers' did not bother to stock that cable and 50ohm 10Base2 cable, but were 'splitting the difference' and using cheap 75ohm TV antenna coax. It often sort of worked.