Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Metropolitan area network" in English language version.
Then one day, hardware was ridiculously cheap, software knew about the hardware, and you could actually plug a couple of machines together and they'd talk to each other. The real year of the LAN had quietly happened.
A MAN is optimized for a larger geographical area than is a LAN, ranging from several blocks of buildings to entire cities.
Then one day, hardware was ridiculously cheap, software knew about the hardware, and you could actually plug a couple of machines together and they'd talk to each other. The real year of the LAN had quietly happened.