That's No Fish Tale!
Written on October 26th, 2025 by Tech Ads
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mooth Translation At A
Scaled Down Price...
And That’s No Fish Tale!
With the LANCAST Twisted-Pair /Coax Translator, two LAN media types, your network can operate
incompatibility in your network is a thing of the past. smoothly and efficiently with no loss of network
integrity or capability. What's more, we do it at a
This unique translation product bridges the gap price that fits your budget
between Coaxial based Ethernet LANS
and the newer generation of
IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Twisted-Pair LANS.
By translating the signals between the
Smooth translation at a scaled down
price of $295.00, it’s no wonder that
many major computer firms are using
the “twister” Translator. Call today for
a free product brochure.
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The “twister” Translator, Transceivers,
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other fine essential connectivity products
are now available from LANCAST.
Amherst, NH 03031
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©1992 CASAT Technology Inc.
ist NetCom-West, Booth 1104
: DEXPO Spring, Booth 927
MADEIN USA. INTEROP Spring, Booth 1630
Circle 188 on Inquiry Card. MAY 1992 * BYTE 327
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‘That’s No Fish Tale!’
Devices such as the LANCAST Twisted-Pair/Coax Translator allowed older 10BASE2 ethernet installs to communicate with a network based on the newer 10Base-T standard. This allowed for a graduated upgrade of a site’s network.
While similar devices exist today to allow twisted-pair networks to connect to fibre optics, they tend not to be advertised with images of mermaids.
Taken from: Byte Magazine - Volume 17, Number 5 (May 1992)
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