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From: pat@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Pat Thaler)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Little Big Lan ($75 network)
Message-ID: <2230131@hprnd.rose.hp.com>
Date: 13 Dec 90 23:20:41 GMT
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>     So I asked him if he asked Datapoint for an ARCNET type code, or the
>     IEEE for an Ethernet type code, and he says "Nawwww, I don't bother
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
IEEE does not assign type codes.  Type codes are part of the Ethernet
standard developed by DEC, Intel and Xerox.  IEEE 802.3 uses 802.2
to perform a function similar to that of type codes.  Type code assignments
can be obtained from Xerox.

Pat Thaler