Standards Organizations
The earliest computers were custom built for specific purposes. Designers decided how to connect components and how they communicated based on the specific computer’s needs. Computers of the day did a great job of carrying out the tasks assigned to them, but they were not able to easily communicate with computers of components built by another vendor. Soon, however, designers realized that by implementing communications standards, they could enable different vendors’ components to work together. This standardization increased customer confidence in computers. Customers felt more comfortable buying products based on standards that allowed their investment to work with products from many other vendors. Some proprietary ...
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