MicroNet a low-cost local area network for microcomputers
J. Michael Bennett, Paul V. Chefurka · 1983
One of the limiting factors in the use of microcomputer systems has been the lack of sufficient local hardware resources to implement large software systems, at a cost commensurate with the systems. As with mainframes, this limitation has suggested the use of networks to expand the total computing power of such systems. However, such solutions must provide both user flexibility and reasonably high data rates, for a very low cost.