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Aloha and Then Ethernet (2:36)
Geoff Thompson answers a question about the earlier Aloha Net and its relationship to Ethernet. He also talks about the history of the name, Ethernet. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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MAC Address Depletion and Virtual Machines (2:29)
Geoff Thompson discusses the impact of virtual machines on address depletion. Joe Skorupa asserts that the Internet of Things is a larger danger. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Connectors and Wrap-Up (1:00)
Tom Slykhouse reopens the discussion on connectors. Geoff Thompson wraps things up. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Future of Ethernet Proposal to be presented at an IEEE 802 Meeting (7:32)
Art Astrin talks about his proposal for the Future of Ethernet at the opening of this IEEE SV Tech History meeting on the History of Wired LAN Competition. [Special thanks to Alan Weissberger for supplying the above description and title]
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Intel’s Role in Data Communications – Part 6
Weissberger notes that Intel attempted to enter the data comm market in 1980 with Ethernet LAN chip made in Israel. They were 1 of 3 companies (XEROX and DEC were the others) that co-authored the original 10 Mb/sec Ethernet spec submitted to IEEE 802 committee. Dave says Intel had a problem with the random number…
