Re: what about 48 bits?

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I would have attributed the success of Ethernet to price!

You've got the causality wrong -- it wasn't cheap, way back when.

I remember back in '93~94ish (I think) you could get a off brand 10BT card for less than $100, as oppose to Token Ring which was $300~400. I can't remember anything else that was cheaper back then. If you go back before that, I don't know. -Jay