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Ethernet, the standard for wired local networking, was developed at Xerox PARC in 1973 by Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs.

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Ethernet, developed at Xerox PARC in 1973, set the standard for wiring computers into local networks — the quiet plumbing that still links much of the connected world.

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Kablolu yerel ağ standardı Ethernet, 1973'te Xerox PARC'ta Robert Metcalfe ve David Boggs tarafından geliştirildi.
Xerox PARC

1973'te Xerox PARC'ta geliştirilen Ethernet, bilgisayarları yerel ağlara bağlamanın standardını belirledi — bağlı dünyanın çoğunu hâlâ birbirine bağlayan sessiz tesisat.

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