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> It reflected a comment Thacker had made early on, that “coaxial cable is nothing but captive ether,” PARC researcher Alan Kay recalled. From the article on
by jasonjayr 3y ago
> It reflected a comment Thacker had made early on, that “coaxial cable is nothing but captive ether,” PARC researcher Alan Kay recalled.
From the article on the origin of the name.
- WillAdams 3y agoYes, but ethernet does not does not communicate this in such a way that it communicates that this is a cabled system, nor is there is a matching phrasing for one which doesn't need cables.