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An IT technician is tasked with setting up a new Local Area Network (LAN) using a budget that allows for exactly four $8$-port Ethernet switches. The switches provided do not have any dedicated uplink ports, meaning standard ports must be used to interconnect them.

What is the absolute maximum number of machines that can be connected to this network?

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