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Former American maker of computer network products
3Com Corporation was an American digital electronics manufacturer best known for its computer network products. The company was co-founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, Howard Charney and others. Bill Krause joined as President in 1981. Metcalfe explained the name 3Com was a contraction of "Computer Communication Compatibility", with its focus on Ethernet technology that he had co-invented, which enabled the networking of computers. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: 3ComA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Fox in SocksThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: 3Com passwords stolenCited 7 times
- Go sideways: List of 3Com productsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: SoftswitchA closely related topic
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
3Com passwords stolen
3Com extends client-server internetworking
Security fears over possible 3Com and Huawei merger
New Dallas super magnet school introduces interactive curriculum based on campus‐wide 3Com network
11-57 Educational and clinical uses of the 3COM palm pilot in an academic interventional radiology program
{BLR 2253} Information Management - Internet - 3Com
A solution to the Palm–3Com spinoff puzzles
An Interview with Pat Rudolph, Vice President World Wide Technology 3Com Corporation
📚 Books worth reading
Fox in SocksDr. Seuss · 1965
Essential System AdministrationÆleen Frisch · 1991
PHPRasmus Lerdorf, James Guérin · 2000
Python For Data AnalysisWes McKinney · 2012
Access database design & programmingSteven Roman · 1997
Programming C#Jesse Liberty · 2001
Enterprise SOADan Woods, Thomas Mattern · 2006
Flash CS3Emily A. Vander Veer, Chris Grover · 2007
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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