Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years
Hacker News
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Thacker —who was working on the design of the Alto computer—envisioned a network that would allow Altos to communicate with each other, as well as with laser printers and with PARC’s gateway to the ARPANET. It reflected a comment Thacker had made early on, that “coaxial cable is nothing but captive ether,” PARC researcher Alan Kay recalled.
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