TWISTED: The dramatic history of twisted-pair Ethernet

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The simple and ubiquitous RJ-45. Unshielded twisted-pair wire. How did we end up using these for Ethernet? We wanted to find out, and it took us on a decade-long journey. Also check out our previous video on early Ethernet: https://youtu.be/Hvqv9QcTcfA Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/serialport Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org. Our second channel: @TheParallelPort 00:00 — Intro 00:53 — Coax 02:29 — 1983 10:37 — StarLAN 13:24 — Harder, better, faster, stronger 16:47 — The problem with UTP 26:32 — Predecessors 27:22 — Outro #networking #ethernet #netro References: Bennett, Richard. (2024). Interview conducted by Serial Port. Thaler, Patricia. (2024). Interview conducted by Serial Port. Schmidt, R. V. (1988). Developing Ethernet Capability on Unshielded Twisted Pair. Telecommunications. Brandt, R. B. (1988). STARLAN: Local-area networking on Twisted-Pair Wiring. AT&T Technology. Stix, G. (1988). Telephone wiring: a conduit for networking standards. IEEE Spectrum. Historical AT&T footage from https://www.youtube.com/@ATTTechChannel Barney, C. (1984). AT&T Bares Bargain Net for Offices. ElectronicsWeek. Vol 57. Computer Networks. (1985). Stewart Cheifet Productions. IEEE standards for local area networks. (1988). IEEE. IEEE standards for local area networks. (1990). IEEE. Motorola Dynatrac 8000X commercial from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiOvOqkKVkE