El 12 de junio, se cumplen 28 años de la fusión de 3Com (Ethernet) y US Robotics (Módems) en 1997. Una unión de $6.6 mil millones que buscó dominar la red, ¡pero la velocidad de Internet los superó! #retrocomputingmx #3com #USRobotics #HistoriaTech #dialup #90s

https://retrocomputingmx.com/s702

El 11 de noviembre de 2009, 3Com y HP anunciaron que ésta última compraría a la primera por 2,700 millones usd en efectivo. HP completó la adquisición em 12 de abril de 2010. Justo el mismo día que se celebrara el aniversario 36 de la creación del ethernet, inventada por Robert Metcalfe, quien fundó 3Com
#retrocomputingmx #3Com #HP

Is there some way to "speed up" old 3com managed switches in terms of handling connections?

Thought it just took 2 to 3 minutes for me because of the Line Aggregation until the network connection gets handled, however even devices connected with just one link sometimes take up to 3 minutes to get into the internet.

It's an old 3com Baseline Switch 2924-SFP Plus in DHCP client mode, connected to a router and about ~6 active devices at the moment.
#network #computer #server #3com

Any network people on here who know if this old thing is still worth anything? I have no clue as I'm not familiar with network equipment at all.

From a quick lookup of the model number on eBay, there seems to be quite a few being sold for around €35-40. Might try that on a local marketplace.

#network #SysAdmin #switch #hardware #3com #admin #NetworkEquipment

This morning was spent in the back yard, browsing the web on my #AppleNewton #MessagePad2100 using a #3Com EtherLink III 3C589C PCMCIA card connected via Cat 6 RJ-45 ethernet cable to my #Netgear #Nighthawk #M1 mobile router. Fast, stable, and no need to run a weak-encrypted WiFi network or run a _loooooooong_ ethernet cable!

รื้อของที่ออฟฟิศ เจออุปกรณ์เชื่อมต่อ Internet ความเร็วสูง 56Kbps เอาไปใช้ที่บ้านดีไหมน๊าาาาาา 🙂‍↔️😎🙂‍↕️
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ฝากบทความเก่าด้วย เกี่ยวกับ Modem เช่นเดียวกัน กดเบา ๆ ครับ -> https://bit.ly/Can-You-Speak-English
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#iamSK #ITPro #ITNomad #Modem #Internet #PhotoOfTheDay #USRobotics #3Com
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Replacement 40 x 20 mm, 5V Fan for 3Com Baseline Switch 2928-SFP Plus (Conclusion)

The conclusion of the project to replace the 5V Fan on the 3Com switch. The fan kit helped by providing the necessary proprietary parts.

#RightToRepair #HowTo #Recycle #Repair #3Com

https://medium.com/@chribonn/replacement-40-x-20-mm-5v-fan-for-3com-baseline-switch-2928-sfp-plus-conclusion-f0d10d1c0dbc

#retrocomputing
Conseguí la base para mi #PalmPilot 2da generación #3Com !

Recién llegado al museo personal..
#PalmPilot Professional. Segunda generación de PDAs (1997). Este fabricado por #3Com, con 1Mb de RAM (960Kb disponibles), y #PalmOS 2.0

#RetroComputing

Last evening was spent dealing with the necessity of repairing an old, worn-out gigabit Ethernet switch from the now-defunct company 3COM. Despite its age, the switch had been functioning smoothly for years but yesterday it finally gave in, lacking the 'strength' to continue operating.

#3com #network #repair

So if anyone with some #ISA-based #3Com / #AMD / #Intel / #VIA #NIC's wants to test OS/1337, you can find the current #1440kB 3,5" FDD Image here:
https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337/raw/61d071630a786ffe0702d0ef262d6c2b1520a6df/build/0.CORE/os1337.img

#Feedback is highly desired and can be left here:
https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337/issues

Thanks again to @SweetAIBelle and @landley for their contributions and feedback...

#OS1337

@landley The reason I literally choose the latest released #Linux #Kernel is because this means I'll also be able to profit from latest features or at least fixes done to it.
Some old #longterm kernels don't even support #xz compression...

In terms of drivers beyond #floppinux I only want basics like #TCP / #IPv4, support for some old #3Com, #AMD, #Intel and #VIA NICs as well as /dev/ devices so I can use #cfdisk or at least #dd to shove something on a disk.
I guess I've to start @ allnoconfig.

Got a #3com etherlink II, an 8 bit ethernet card. Gonna try it on the #Book8088 ...

might be interesting... if you set the io address to be in the 0x200 range it uses irq 3. if you set the io address to 0x300 it uses irq 2. These are your only choices.

I guess I'm disappointed. this card was made in 1990... by 1990 im sure it was quite clear that you don't make xt bus cards like that!

✡️ Today's Jew of the Day is Éric Benhamou!

Éric Benhamou is a software developer, entrepreneur and businessman. He's best known for being the CEO of 3Com from 1990 until 2000, and the Palm Pilot, which was the first widely successful personal digital assistant (PDA).

After moving to the US from France (and before that, from Algeria), he worked at Zilog until it was acquired, then co-founded Bridge Communications, which was a acquired by 3Com. He rose through the ranks and became CEO of 3Com, while at the same time, working with a new startup Palm Computing on what eventually became the Palm Pilot, the first widely successful PDA.

He received the Medal of Honor of Ellis Island as well as the Nessim Habif prize. He is the founder of Benhamou Global Ventures, as well as the non-profit ISRAEL21c.

Fun Fact: Benhamou is the youngest student at École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers to receive a "diplôme d'Ingénieur".

#JewOfTheDay #3Com #PalmPilot #CEO #Sephardi #Jewdiverse

Bought something I really wanted when I was a kid: a classic #Palm #PDA. This one is Palm IIIx, released in 1999. It's powered by the Motorola DragonBall EZ processor running the 68000 instruction set at blistering 16 megahertz, served by whopping 4 megabytes of RAM. It runs off two AAA batteries which can last up to a month or two. The monochrome UI is controlled by a stylus, and it uses a simple handwriting system called Graffiti.
#Retrocomputing #PalmOS #3Com #HandheldPC

"I ... showed that the cost of a network goes up linearly w/the number of nodes, but the number of possible connections goes up as the square. ... The remedy [to increase their network equipment value], of course, was buying more of our [#3Com] networks." https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-the-man-who-discovered-network-effects-isnt-sorry/

#SHORTS - How Do You Get Your #Apple #Macintosh II On The #Internet ? #marchintosh #3Com
https://youtube.com/shorts/acKqgj1Ogh0

¿Alguien recuerda a #3com?
Fueron líderes en la telecomunicaciones. Compraron a #USRobotics, otro grande, sobre todo en época de módems, y a #Palm (los primeros #PDA y abuelos de los #smartphones). Finalmente fue adquirida por #HP y quedaron en el olvido.

Ethernet 40 years old! Happy birthday!

https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/09/ethernet-40th/

#ethernet #3com #CinnamonRolls