Networks Timeline

|  | Information Research Services | Updated: 23 September 1997

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | April 1975: Introduction of DIGITAL's Network Architecture (DECnet).
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 1980: Introduction of DECnet Phase III -- the most advanced networking in the computer industry.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 1980: DIGITAL, Intel and Xerox cooperate in Ethernet local area network project.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | May 1983: DIGITAL announces VAXclusters.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | October 1983: DECnet Phase IV is announced.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 1986: Announcement of DECconnect wiring strategy and related products and services extends DIGITAL's networking leadership.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | November 1986: DIGITAL introduces Local Area VAXcluster systems, extending distributed computing to the work group.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | January 1988: DIGITAL extends its Network Applications Support (NAS) facilities to integrate MS-DOS, OS/2 and UNIX systems into the open DECnet/OSI network environment.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | May 1990: DIGITAL begins shipment of its second-generation LAN products.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 1993: DIGITAL introduces the GIGAswitch/FDDI.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | November 1994: DIGITAL introduces the GIGAswitch/ATM.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | April 1995: DIGITAL outlines its plan for virtual networking and the integration of LANs, WANs and ATM.