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A local area network (LAN) refers to a data communications network which is geographically limited (typically to a 1 km radius) allowing easy interconnection of computers and devices within an office or adjacent buildings. Ethernet is an example of a commonly used LAN standard. Because the network covers a smaller area, such as a home or office, it can be configured to permit data rates up to 10 Gbps.[1] Wireless LANs connected through Wi-Fi gateways have since become the most widely used form of local area networking.[2]

History

AppleTalk was introduced in 1985 as Apple Computer's first LAN solution, using the built-in serial ports of its early Macintosh computers for LocalTalk networking. In 1986, the introduction of PhoneNET helped to popularize inexpensive LocalTalk networks through the use of ordinary phone lines.[3] LocalTalk was superseded by EtherTalk with the introduction of AAUI Ethernet ports in the Macintosh Quadra series in 1991.[4] In July 1999, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iBook G3 as the world's first Wi-Fi enabled laptop.[5] As more users became directly connected to the Internet, Apple eventually phased out support for AppleTalk-based protocols by Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Local area network at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing. 1995-03-13. Accessed 2021-06-04.
  2. ↑ What is Wi-Fi and why is it so important? by Keith Shaw, Network World. 2020-06-11.
  3. ↑ AppleTalk, LocalTalk, and PhoneNet by Adam Rosen, Low End Mac. 2014-04-26.
  4. ↑ Apple’s AAUI Ethernet Connector by Daniel Knight, Low End Mac. 2007-09-04.
  5. ↑ How a 1998 meeting with Steve Jobs gave birth to Wi-Fi by Claus Hetting, Wi-Fi Now. 2018-09-19.
  6. ↑ Apple Filing Protocol Ethernet Networks, Classic Mac Networking, The Apple Fool. Accessed 2021-05-15.

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