On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Richard Naylor <richard.naylor(a)r2.co.nz> wrote:
22 May is the 40th for Ethernet - when Robert Metcalf wrote his memo outlining ethernet to his Boss.
This memo shows that we may be a little premature (see date of 5 March 1974) and said boss didn't think much of the idea! They were working on this in 1973 but the patent wasn't file until 1975.
According to Metcalfe it's the 22nd of May - or at least it was for the 30th anniversary. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/81274/Q_A_Ethernet_s_creator_describe... Scott On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Andy Linton <asjl(a)lpnz.org> wrote:
On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Richard Naylor <richard.naylor(a)r2.co.nz> wrote:
22 May is the 40th for Ethernet - when Robert Metcalf wrote his memo outlining ethernet to his Boss.
This memo shows that we may be a little premature (see date of 5 March 1974) and said boss didn't think much of the idea!
They were working on this in 1973 but the patent wasn't file until 1975.
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