Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Local area network" in English language version.
'The Year of The LAN' is a long-standing joke, and I freely admit to being the comedian that first declared it in 1982...
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)...a bit like the Year of the LAN which computer industry pundits predicted for the good part of a decade...
'The Year of The LAN' is a long-standing joke, and I freely admit to being the comedian that first declared it in 1982...
...you will remember numerous computer magazines, over numerous years, announcing 'the year of the LAN.'