Triumph of Ethernet: Technological Communities and the Battle for the LAN Standard

by Urs von Burg

Book Overview

One 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080474095X
• ISBN13: 9780804740951
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Stanford Business Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"