Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] STREAMS ???
From: Sean A. Snyder (ssnyder@cecom.com)
Date: Fri Feb 20 1998 - 08:06:55 EST
Edan Idzerda wrote:
> le stands for Lance Ethernet, the ethernet that Sun used for a long time...
> do a 'man le' on your machine, if you don't believe me. :)
>
> I think 'eth' is just short for ethernet. That's probably what they call
> the ethernet device on PC unices.
>
> Sun's new hme device is short for "HoMEy." (well, no.)
Not to be anal, BUUUUUT, according to some Sun support documentation
that I've got on their various 100mbit ethernet products, the hme
stands for "Happy Meal Ethernet". This stands to reason, since
the old half-duplex 100mbit be device name stood for "BigMac Ethernet".
Is it just me, or does it seem like somebody at Sun got a case
of the munchies???
Sean
(Go Tech!)
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