>> I would have attributed the success of Ethernet to price! >> >> > You've got the causality wrong -- it wasn't cheap, way back when. I remember back in '93~94ish (I think) you could get a off brand 10BT card for less than $100, as oppose to Token Ring which was $300~400. I can't remember anything else that was cheaper back then. If you go back before that, I don't know. -Jay