on 1/23/00 3:05 AM, Dave McGuire at mcguire@neurotica.com wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Chris Tribo wrote:
>> I know what it is :) They have it listed as a floppy controller, then a
>> fibre FDDI interface. I know its a copper FDDI adapter, but the seller does
>> not. The only thing I get to write when I forwarded it was the following
>> paragraph, I can't change the item description or the title of the item from
>> ebay.
> 
> You sure it's copper?  In the pic it sure looks like ST fiber to me...
> 
> -Dave McGuire
> 

    But if its fiber, why the copper BNC bayonet-lock connector? What's the
point of metal shielding on a fiber-optic line? That's what the models page
on netbsd.org has it listed as is a copper FDDI interface.


    Chris