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From: morgan@jessica.Stanford.EDU (RL "Bob" Morgan)
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Subject: Status of 10BASE-T?
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Date: 19 Dec 89 01:22:33 GMT
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InfoWorld of December 11 has an article on page 35 about Cabletron
introducing a twisted-pair Ethernet product that they apparently are
calling 10BASE-T compliant.  Some people chide them for jumping the
gun.  Can any of the people in the know tell us what the current
status of the standard is?  I know there was supposed to be some sort
of ballot in November, but I haven't heard any results.

As a side note, I have to say I find the 10BASE-T process fascinating.
The, uh, "scholarly" pace of the work, the size of the market, the
appreciation of the standard's value, the nature of the technology,
etc, all seem to be perfectly tuned to produce intense levels of
frustration in the manufacturers involved (or at least in their
marketing departments).  I hope someone is gathering material for a
techno-political case study . . .

Thanks,

 - RL "Bob" Morgan
   Networking Systems
   Stanford