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Before the world standardized on Ethernet/IP, Microsoft had an abstraction layer called DirectPlay. ("Direct" was that era's "Copilot" word for Microsoft)
by inigyou 1mo ago
Before the world standardized on Ethernet/IP, Microsoft had an abstraction layer called DirectPlay. ("Direct" was that era's "Copilot" word for Microsoft)
- pezezin 1mo agoFYI, EtherNet/IP is an industrial control protocol, not TCP/IP over Ethernet. Yes, that is the real name of the protocol, a more confusing name could not have been chosen... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EtherNet/IP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EtherNet/IP
- inigyou 1mo agoFYI, IP is a phonetic acronym for "I pee", meaning "I urinate" Two letters can have more than one meaning!
- pezezin 1mo agoYeah, and it can also mean Intellectual Property. But "Ethernet/IP" is not just "two letters", is a trademarked brand.
- idiotsecant 1mo agoI use E/IP all the time and if i had a nickel for every time i had to explain this to people I wouldnt have to use E/IP anymore.