The Triumph of Ethernet – Technological Communities and the Battle for the LAN …
The Triumph of EthernetTechnological Communities and the Battle for the LAN Standard\nAuthor(s): Urs von Burg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford Business Books,US\nISBN-13: 9780804740944, 978-0804740944\nSynopsis\nOne of the most important elements in the computer revolution has been agreement on technological standards. The advances in communication allowed by millions of computers connecting over various networks are based on these networks sharing a common language. This book tells the complete story of the battle between several competing technologies in the late 1970s and early 1980s to become the compatibility standard in one high-tech arena, the LAN (local area network) industry.\n\n In the end, a single technology succeeded in dominating the entire industry: Ethernet. The author argues that Ethernet triumphed not because it was better or cheaper, but because of a clever strategy by Ethernet's corporate sponsors. This stra.
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