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Time for a new course (feddit.uk)

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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

👴 my first PC in the mid-90s had a 10mbit coaxial network card that my brother and I used for a 2 PC LAN connection, and let me tell ya - you wouldn't want to handle that while the PC was turned on.
Although the zap was less hurtful than an electrical fence.

Looking it up, it was most likely 10BASE5.