Ethernet has changed the way we connect computers and its simplicity is what has made it so popular. The idea was influenced by Bob Metcalfe's PhD Thesis and documented in his landmark May 22, 1973 memo.
Interactive Ethernet History Timeline
Wikipedia
Computer History Museum
Seminal Publications
- 48-bit Absolute Internet and Ethernet Host Numbers
- Design and Performance of Local Computer Networks
- Ethernet Specification (Blue Book) Version 1.0
- Ethernet: Distributed Packet Switching for Local Computer Networks
- Evolution of the Ethernet Local Computer Network
- Fibernet: Mulitmode Optical Fibers for Local Computer Networks
- May 22, 1973 Memo
- Measured Performance of an Ethernet Local Network
- Multimedia Conferencing in the Etherphone Environment
- Packet Communication
- Packet-Voice Communication on an Ethernet Local Computer Network: an Experimental Study
- Practical Considerations in Ethernet Local Network Design
- The Aloha System - Another Alternative for Computer Communication
- Why a Ring?
- XWire Specification Draft Dec 1976
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August 30, 2007
Those Early Years at Xerox PARC
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Wonderful work! I would like to add a couple of Ethernet artifacts to this blog, find them at our Digibarn Computer Museum site at:
Dave Bogg's ethernet drop to his Dorado:
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/parts/ethernet-taps/index.html
Bob Metcalfe's drawing #1:
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/diagrams/ethernet-original/index.html
Bob Metcalfe's drawing #2:
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/diagrams/ethernet/index.html
World of Xerox at the Digibarn, from Alto to Dandelion and more:
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/xerox-all.html
I hope this is of interest! Can we link to your site?
Bruce Damer
Posted by: Bruce Damer | October 04, 2007 at 08:49 PM
Wonderful work!
Posted by: Namrata | October 13, 2007 at 07:29 PM