Yes there were others like Arcnet and banyan but Token ring was king. IBM learned about licensing. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/Vuin30r4ACe

There were no real standards in the day regarding PC architecture. IF you used IBM it was something called microchannel. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/AI7T30r4ACf

Other chip manufacturers wanted in the game. Intel soon had competition via AMD #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/LsLo30r4ACg

Token Ring was the clear superb technology with speeds upward of 16mb. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/sOli30r4ACh

Servers soon replaced larger computer manufacturers like WANG. Mainframes would soon see competition as well. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/Hsq130r4ACj

Novell, the first solid server platform became the five hundred pound giant in the room. Another industry came along with Novell. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/LKRQ30r4ACk

The certification industry. Yo engineer guy, you want to make more money come to our schools and get certified. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/uGxK30r4ACl

Yes indeed the different levels of certification were born. The ubiquitous CNE. Yes, I started with 1.X #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/d2BJ30r4ACm

With servers and applications housed on the servers came licensing. Along comes windows 3.0. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/EeDS30r4ACn

Before Windows there was OS2 which was the IBM version of a GUI or graphical user interface. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/qgec30r4ACo

OS2 was the first multithreaded program which spawned a whole new dynamic in computer design. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/c0wc30r4ACp

Parallel to the operating system and race for the faster processor we had networking companies trying to get the price down. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/qm2u30r4ACq

IBM owned the license for Token Ring. Each nic network interface card cost $500, a good chunk went right to IBM no matter who made it. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/oStt30r4ACr

Ethernet had the clear advantage of token ring from the get go. Affordable cards, multiple access at one time vs one token at a time. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/lqHO30r4ACs

The max speed was 16mb on Token ring as it made the way around every device on the ring searching for the owner of the payload. #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/BSbx30r4ACu

Ethernet still rules today. How does that get us to camgirls and sex? #mfc #camshow #webcam #Schadenfreude #cybersubs ow.ly/b50S30r4ACv

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