Dave Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Ethernet is 40 today: on 22 May 1973, Xerox PARC's Robert Metcalfe documented a new way to communicate, which he dubbed Ethernet. The birthday is rather arbitrary - Metcalfe later admitted that he needed to pick a birthday for marketing reasons, and the memo's publication date was as good as anything else - but there's plenty of reason to celebrate it anyway. What started off as a way to connect a few computers to a printer became a way to connect the entire planet. Full story here: http://www.techradar.com/news/networking/the-king-of-cables-is-40-years-old-today-1153581 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Changed the world... Happy Birthday Ethernet haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 And you know that I bet 90% of the world don't know what it is and 90% of member on here deffo won't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 And you know that I bet 90% of the world don't know what it is and 90% of member on here deffo won't It's sad that the majority doesn't even know even a little bit about the technology they use every day The ethernet cable is that simple cable that goes from your computer to your router/modem and thus gives your access to the rest of the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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