why haven't ethernet connectors changed?

[woody at pch.net (Bill Woodcock)]

On Dec 20, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Michael Thomas <mike at mtcc.com> wrote:

> I was looking at a Raspberry Pi board and was struck with how large the ethernet
> connector is in comparison to the board as a whole. It strikes me: ethernet
> connectors haven't changed that I'm aware in pretty much 25 years. 

Actually, I was just throwing some away yesterday, and it struck me how much things _had_ changed.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps214/products_tech_note09186a00801f5d86.shtml

                                -Bill