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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> A member of my bbs just offered me two ISA ethernet cards 
> with a BNC cable.  

Does the cable have T-connectors and terminating plugs?

>   PLUG-T----------------------------------T-PLUG
>        |                                  |
>     COMPUTER                           COMPUTER


> What sort of connector/cable is used with the gameport style?

I've never seen one (it's very uncommon) but apparently it is 
much thicker than BNC coax.

> This was 1992. How long have ethernet cards been around?  

Since the early 1980s.

> Is the speed determined just by the sending end?  

No.  If one (or both) of the cards is 10Mbps, that will be the
speed.  If both cards are 10/100 (and both are in auto mode),
they will transfer at the higher speed.

Cheers,
Steven