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On This Day September 30 1980 – Ethernet Specifications Were Published

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On This Day September 30 1980 – Ethernet Specifications Were Published.

On this day September 30 1980, the first Ethernet specifications were officially published by Xerox in collaboration with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. This milestone marked a major breakthrough in computer networking, setting the stage for how devices would connect and communicate in the decades to come.

Originally developed at Xerox PARC in the 1970s, Ethernet was designed as a system that allowed multiple computers to share data over a common connection. By publishing the...
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