Webinar: Ethernet's Emergence from Xerox PARC: 1975-1980

Nigel Johnson Ham g4ajq1 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 28 13:09:37 CDT 2022


For years I taught my students that the Ethernet was invented at the 
University of Hawaii in 1971!

OK, it was wireless, but that brings up another surprise, that wireless 
ethernet came before wired :-)

cheers,

Nigel


Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU
Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept!
Skype:  TILBURY2591


On 2022-03-28 14:02, Tom Gardner via cctalk wrote:
> Ethernet invented in 1973-74 at Xerox PARC in Palo Alto, CA, evolved over
> many years.
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> This April 13th Webinar will trace the history and development of Ethernet
> as a 10 Mb/s product up through the release of the DIX (DEC-Intel-Xerox)
> spec in 1980. This was the starting point for the ongoing IEEE 802.3
> Standard activities. Speakers include Gorden Bell, Dave Liddle, Bob Metcalfe
> and seven other pioneers who were there for the transition.
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> More detail at<https://r6.ieee.org/sv-techhistory/?p=1030>  SVTHC website
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> Register
> <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ethernets-emergence-from-xerox-parc-1975-1980- 
> tickets-301085664327>  
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> Tom
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