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Ethernet was invented in the Xerox PARC laboratories.

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Ethernet was invented in 1973 by Bob Metcalfe at the Xerox PARC laboratories in California. It was created to connect computers to a local network and became the dominant standard for wired networks worldwide.

Source: Xerox PARC

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