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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years (spectrum.ieee.org)
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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years::The technology has become the standard LAN worldwide

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[–] You999@sh.itjust.works 46 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not to be that person but ethernet is the specification, the "grappling hook" you are referring to is the connector (Rj45 8p8c). Ethernet has a ton of different connectors in the spec from SFP to DE-9 and even HDMI.