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


Hell, I've GOT machines on 10base5. I've got an old VAX that we have to keep for historical reasons that is running all of it's decservers off of it.

I #(*$&@#*($&(#@ HATE Vampire taps. They are called that because it's damn near impossible to put the damn things on without drawing blood.

Around March of next year, all of the data on that VAX will be gone/no longer needed. I've already got the slugs and the shotgun is polished and ready to blow several very large holes in the thing. I'm thinking about pouring Liquid Nitrogen over it first, just for the effect.