The Ethernet spec was first drafted on this day in 1980

The Ethernet spec was first drafted on this day in 1980 tomshardware.com

Ethernet ports are still desirable on desktop PCs, hanging on alongside the likes of the 3.5mm audio jack and IEC mains connector.

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mslaabout 8 hours ago

> The Ethernet spec was first drafted on this day in 1980 — DEC, Intel, and Xerox defined the standard several years before the internet existed

The Internet existed before 1980. It dates to 1969, in that there's a continuous history from the ARPANET to the modern Internet, even though NCP wasn't replaced by TCP/IP until 1982.

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