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The Intel 82586 was co-architected by Bob Beach (Intel Santa Clara) and Dono Van-Mierop (Intel Haifa). Bob had previously designed the iSBC 550 10-Mb (dual-boar
by robgarn 3y ago
The Intel 82586 was co-architected by Bob Beach (Intel Santa Clara) and Dono Van-Mierop (Intel Haifa). Bob had previously designed the iSBC 550 10-Mb (dual-board) Multibus Ethernet adapter, deployed in Intel's MDS-80 microcomputer development systems. The AMD LANCE/Am7990 Ethernet controller chip was architected at DEC Tewksbury and designed at AMD Santa Clara. I've spoken with all the key players.
My technical history book will cover the Ethernet's first 15 years, from Alohanet inspiration, invention at PARC, initial chip and system products, CSMA/CD, IEEE 802.3 standardization, and appearance of twisted pair. I’ve spoken with over 120 participants so far. (Btw, the Alto-I 3-Mb Ethernet adapter was primarily designed by David Boggs, although, as they jointly debugged it, Bob Metcalfe knew even gate. Bob authored the Alto-I Ethernet adapter microcode and the initial PUP protocol layer.)