Transceiver, Section of the Original Ethernet, 1973-1974
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This is a section of the original Ethernet, developed by Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 1973. PARC was a center of innovation; this pioneering internetworking architecture was developed to connect (PARC-developed) personal computers to (PARC-developed) laser printers. Ethernet has changed business and home computing and has reigned for thirty years as a global standard.
This is a section of the original Ethernet, developed by Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 1973. PARC was a center of innovation; this pioneering internetworking architecture was developed to connect (PARC-developed) personal computers to (PARC-developed) laser printers. Ethernet has changed business and home computing and has reigned for thirty years as a global standard.
Artifact
Transceiver
Date Made
1973-1974
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, California, Palo Alto
Creator Notes
Developed by Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.129.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Palo Alto Research Center, Inc.
Material
Plastic
Copper (Metal)
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Red
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.625 in (Transceiver)
Width: 4 in (Transceiver)
Depth: 2.125 in (Transceiver)
Width: 15 in (Overall)
Length: 13.875 in (Overall)
Inscriptions
Printed on sticker on side of box: TRANSCEIVER / P/N 209926 / S/N 002509 Imprinted on metal connector: PAT PEND / T C L / A003-CO-1 Imprinted on gray serial cable connector: OANNON Printed on black coaxial cable: RG-11/U Printed on sticker on bottom of box: Donated by PARC (R) / www.parc.com
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