Token Ring, the Betamax of Networking

Ethernet may now rule the roost, but at one time Ethernet had competition, and some of that competition was view my many as superior, and yet Token Ring never became the predominate wired technology. This video is sponsored by PCBWay (https://www.pcbway.com) Kim's video about Retrofest at CFCH https://youtu.be/T0sHJ7tj_OA 0:00 - Introduction 0:37 - A word from our sponsor 0:55 - CSMA/CD and Ethernet 5:32 - Token ring how does it work 9:09 - Token ring hits the market 12:00 - Token ring high end nitch 13:20 - Lots of kit to look at 16:00 - The beginning of the end 18:03 - Nail in the coffin 24:20 - The end