Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Happy Birthday, Ethernet

Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel, and Xerox released the Ethernet spec on this day in 1980.  This is why old timers sometimes refer to it as "DIX Ethernet".

And yes, I am one of those old timers. 

6 comments:

Rick T said...

How many readers know what a vampire tap was and where you installed it on the Thicknet cable? Or, AUI cables

Old NFO said...

Yep, Internet 1, and NO tier one support...LOL

chris said...

Have yu tried turning the unit off then back on?

chris said...

Bob Metcalfe should have a trading card.

Lawrence Person said...

DIX pics or it didn't happen.

FeralFerret said...

Sure beats dealing with arcnet.