1973 #Ethernet as one of the defining information technologies in modern communication was developed at #PARC by Chuck Thackers for #Alto #Computer s. What Bob Metcalf, Butler Lampson, and Dave Boggs built for the #ARPAnet is connecting us all today— via the #Internet, & @fediverse.

So, in 2023 this one of the #IT #anniversaries and worth to look back into #Xerox PARC development with a #CHM tech video…
https://youtu.be/T9On2L0-ObU
The @art work is a #virtual tribute and part of the #retrocomputer #vector #POP series, made with @inkscape by #gfkDSGN

  • wander1236
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    28 months ago

    Ethernet is a protocol, not a medium. Cat5/5e/6/6a/7/etc are most commonly used as the physical link layer for Ethernet, but they’re just twisted pair copper.

    Ethernet can also be run over coaxial, fiber, or the air.