roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (08/11/87)
I keep seeing references to "The Blue Book". What, exactly, is that? I
have a small (about the size of the 11/45 hardware manual) blue-covered
paperback book that DEC put out a few years back called something like
"Introduction to Local Area Networks". Is that "The Blue Book"?
--
Roy Smith, {allegra,cmcl2,philabs}!phri!roy
System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute
455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016ehrlich@psuvax1.UUCP (08/11/87)
In article <2837@phri.UUCP> roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: >I keep seeing references to "The Blue Book". What, exactly, is that? I The "Blue Book" is the ethernet spcefication published by DEC, Intel, and XEROX. It's correct title is "The Ethernet; A Local Area Network, Data Link Layer and Physical Layer Specifications" The latest copy I have is dated November 1982 and reflects version 2.0 of the specification. -- --Dan Ehrlich <ehrlich@psuvax1.{psu.edu,bitnet,uucp}> The Pennsylvania State University, Computer Science Department 333 Whitmore Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802 +1 814 863 1142
DCP@QUABBIN.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (David C. Plummer) (08/11/87)
Date: 11 Aug 87 02:24:21 GMT
From: phri!roy@nyu.arpa (Roy Smith)
I keep seeing references to "The Blue Book". What, exactly, is that? I
have a small (about the size of the 11/45 hardware manual) blue-covered
paperback book that DEC put out a few years back called something like
"Introduction to Local Area Networks". Is that "The Blue Book"?
--
Roy Smith, {allegra,cmcl2,philabs}!phri!roy
System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute
455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
It's
The Ethernet
A Local Area Network
Data Link Layer
and
Physical Layer
Specifications
DEC's Intel's Xerox's
logo logo logo
addresses...... for............ the............ above
Version 1.0
September 30, 1980
has a blue cover and is 8.5"x11". I considered it the Ethernet Bible,
but I'm apparently in error since there have been changes.geof@apolling.UUCP (Geof Cooper) (08/12/87)
> I keep seeing references to "The Blue Book". What, exactly, is that?
The Ethernet
A Local Area Network
Data Link Layer and Physical Layer Specifications
DEC, Intel, Xerox (all three logo's on the cover)
Version 2.0
November, 1982
I got mine from Xerox. The address given for orders is:
Xerox Corporation
Office Systems Division
Ethernet Literature Department
3450 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
There is a net-mail address that would translate to
"OSD-Pubs.pa@Xerox.com" these days. You can try that.
The phone number listed is 415 494 5886.
I suspect that these days the XNS institute handles
such requests.
- Geof
PS: The cover IS blue on version 2. The cover of version 1 was gray
with a blue stripe.LAWS@rsre.mod.UK (John Laws, on UK.MOD.RSRE) (08/12/87)
Roy, The Blue Book I know about is 'Network Independent File Transfer Protocol'. This is one of a series of protocols in the Rainbow Book series developed within the UK Joint Academic Network (JANET) more than 10 years ago. Red is Remote Job Entry, Green is Terminal, Grey is Mail. John Laws
phil@amdcad.UUCP (08/18/87)
In article <8708112229.AA00510@apolling.imagen.uucp> geof@apolling.UUCP (Geof Cooper) writes: > >PS: The cover IS blue on version 2. The cover of version 1 was gray > with a blue stripe. Hm, my version 1.0 is all blue. So is my 2.0, but a different tint. I got them from the Xerox office in Sunnyvale, which used to be Shugart facilities. But that's not the reason for this article. I heard there was a mistake in the example transceiver cable receiver circuit which was never fixed. I must say I can't understand why the data valid signal is fed back to those two line termination resistors (39 ohms). Any comments? -- I speak for myself, not the company. Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or amdcad!phil@decwrl.dec.com