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What happened to ARCNET
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David Farquhar
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July 26, 2026, 10:32 p.m.
retro computing
Networking
Ethernet
ARCNET
local area networks
Summary
This blog post discusses the history and significance of ARCNET, the first commercially available local area network standard, highlighting its efficiency and popularity over a decade before being overshadowed by Ethernet and Token Ring.
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