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by jacquesm 1190 days ago
Give it 30 years. And the one wouldn't be there without the other.
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peterfirefly 1190 days ago
WiFi would definitely be here now with or without Ethernet.
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throw0101b 1190 days ago
Wireless (packet/frame) networks were around before Ethernet:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALOHAnet

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peterfirefly 1187 days ago
And Metcalfe was inspired by ALOHA, which he readily admits.
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