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30 Years of Ethernet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the been-a-long-time dept.

Babylon Rocker writes "An interview with one of the inventors of Ethernet." Metcalfe talks about the history of Ethernet as well as what he's been up to for the last couple years. (Not surprisingly, he's now a VC ;)

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  1. fp! by ciroknight · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    w00t!!, now for the serious side.. Ethernet is awesome, but I'm already tired of it. I can't wait to sit back and see what happens with 802.11(alphanumeric character) 30 years down the line.

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  2. Re:Huh? by GMontag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This does not count as gratuitous?

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