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Man they really glossed over the part where it switched over to twisted pair from coax. It’s like saying pancakes used to be waffles and then not bothering to explain.
Yeah. Very significant thing, coax ethernet was different enough to really be its own thing given how the networks were built.
I tend to split Ethernet into hub-era collision fest ethernet (coax and early twisted pair) and the current twisted pair connected via switches era.
Just in time for us to bring the old tech back like it's new again - now as 10BASE-T1S!
(This is mostly a joke and the new medium is reasonable.)