ARCNET

An ARCNET adapter for an Amiga 500 computer. The small card next to it is the size of a credit card.

Attached Resource Computer NETwork (ARCNET or ARCnet) is a communications protocol for local area networks.[1] ARCNET was the first widely available networking system for microcomputers; it became popular in the 1980s for office automation tasks. It was later applied to embedded systems where certain features of the protocol are especially useful.

  1. ^ Muller, Nathan J. (2003). LANs to WANs: The Complete Management Guide. Artech House. ISBN 9781580535731.