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Re:Why do printers still suck? by antod on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @02:48AM (#24987121)
Yup. It had to be a null modem cable rather than a standard serial cable. They were the equivalent of a cross over ethernet cable.

Later on we had the fun of figuring out IPX/SPX network drivers on DOS over 10base2 to get a 4 player game going.

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Re:Why do printers still suck? by jinglebells on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @04:50AM (#24987683)
haha, oh god the twisted pair coax and "can everyone come out and COMIT again"! Man, those were good times!
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