Apple Attachment Unit Interface
{'<entity_0>': 'Apple Attachment Unit Interface', '<entity_1>': 'Apple Inc.', '<entity_2>': 'AAUI'}
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<entity_0> (<entity_2>) is a mechanical re-design by <entity_1> of the standard Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) used to connect Ethernet transceivers to computer equipment. <entity_2> had disappeared by the late 1990s, when new <entity_1> machines, starting with the beige Power Macintosh G3 series, included only RJ-45 jacks instead of both. An adapter containing a power supply to provide the required 12 volts was available from <entity_1> to permit connection of standard AUI transceivers to an <entity_2> port—this facilitated direct connection to 10BASE-F (fibre optic) and 10BASE5 (ThickNet) Ethernet networks, for which <entity_2> transceivers were not available.
['interface']