Date   : Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:51:57 +0100
From   : philb@... (Phil Blundell)
Subject: Econet over UTP ?

Righto.  Can you give me an idea of how many you would want in total? 

p.

On Wed, 2009-07-08 at 09:37 +0100, Ian Wolstenholme wrote:
> I would be interested in some of these new socket boxes, possibly quite
> a few.  I've only got four new SJ Research socket boxes, and various other
> bits of dodgy wiring (a la Byte-Back), so it would be handy to have some 
> spares for the ever diminishing prospect of that "future expansion"
> 
> I get lots of enquiries about Econet socket boxes, so I think if it good batch
> was produced, they could be shifted easily enough.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> 
> 
> Ian
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Howard [mailto:mike@...]
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Sent: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:56:47 +0100
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Econet over UTP ?
> 
> Phil Blundell wrote:
> > So, current spec approximately as follows...
> > 2 DIN sockets on front edge
> >
> > 2 RJ45 sockets on sides
> >
> > Either or both RJ45s can be replaced with internal Krone punchdown
> > blocks, per request from Rob.  (You can't have the RJ45 and Krone on the
> > same side though, since the footprints overlap.)
> >
> > You can split the box in half, i.e. isolate the two sides from each
> > other, by cutting some links on the back of the board.  This gives you a
> > similar configuration to the SJ "split socket box".
> >
> > One or two sets of termination components can be installed on the board.
> > Obviously, installing two sets is only useful in the split configuration
> > unless you are building a very small network :-)
> >
> > Any more takers?
> >   
> Yep, put me down for a couple!
> 
> Mike.
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