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For what it's worth,
We have an archive of early material (scans etc. that Vic Hayes and Adrian Stephens put together).
Scans of the early drafts are also available (we can't distribute those publicly).
There is a bit of a history of 802.11 in the following two books:
The Innovation Journey of Wi-Fi, Walter Lemstra, Vic Hayes, John Groenewegen
And
Beyond Every Where, Greg Ennis
-Robert
From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** <STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org> on behalf of Paul Nikolich <paul.nikolich@ATT.NET>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 6:09 AM To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG <STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: [802SEC] 802.11 WG Origins -- 802.4L Thru Air Media? Dear Guido, Al, and All,
The 802.4 C Thru Air Media Amendment Project Approval is attached. Note that it was approved 10 December 1987. Unfortunately I don't know of any surviving members of that project (Chandos Rypinski and Paul Eastman passed away). It would be great if someone does. I know Chandos references 802.4L, but there is no record of it, only 802.4C, he may have mis-remembered in contribution 5-06/0107. Chandos was a great 802 volunteer, I remember him well from his many contributions to various 802 groups.. Regards, --Paul ------ Original Message ------ From: "Dr. Guido R. Hiertz" <hiertz@IEEE.ORG> To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Sent: 8/16/2024 5:02:28 AM Subject: Re: [802SEC] 802.11 WG Origins -- 802.4L Thru Air Media? >Hi Paul, Hi Al, Hi all, > >At 2024-08-13T20 Uhr:32+0200 Paul Nikolich wrote: >>No, nothing has been prepared yet for the 802.11 Working Group. I think it will be great if you could trace the 802.11WG back to its origins in 802.4 -- there was a project named 802.4L Thru Air Media in the late 1980s that I think eventually morphed into 802.11 in 1990. > >15-06/0107 claims that everything started with IEEE 802.4L. Might be >worthwhile to have a look at this contribution. > >Have a nice weekend, best regards, > >Guido > >---------- >This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv. ---------- This email is sent from the 802 Executive Committee email reflector. This list is maintained by Listserv. To unsubscribe from the STDS-802-SEC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=STDS-802-SEC&A=1 |