From: utzoo!decvax!ittvax!tpdcvax!Anonymous Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Announcement Article-I.D.: tpdcvax.136 Posted: Tue Jul 27 14:51:53 1982 Received: Mon Aug 2 04:39:37 1982 NEWS FROM XEROX CORPORATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- --------- ------- XEROX ANNOUNCES ----- --------- HYPER-ETHERNET ----- -------- San Francisco, Ca., Jan. 7,2010 - Xerox today announced Hyper-Ethernet, theri fourth generation local area network. In addition to its ability to transmit text, data and images, Hyper-Ethernet enables the transmission of people. "People transmission over Hyper-Ethernet," according to Michael Liddle, V.P. of Office Systems, "will greatly reduce elevator congestion and eliminate the need for video conferencing." Order taking for Hyper-Ethernet will begin next month. Installation will start in Los Angeles in the Third Qarter. In a related announcement, Wang Labs, headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, announced Super-Hyper Wangnet, their twelth generation local area network. According to Freddie Wang, President of Wang Labs, "Super-Hyper Wangnet will not only transmit people over the Wangband, but will also transmit furniture and buildings over the interconnect and utility bands. These additional capabilites of Super-Hyper Wangnet are vital to the emerging office of the future." Order taking for Super-Hyper Wangnet will begin next month. Installation has already occurred worldwide. IBM Corporation, who has been rumored to be announcing a local area network since 1980, was not available for comment.