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Up until about five years ago, when there were enough internet addresses for all those who needed them, Internet Addresses were written - 123.456.89. The people realised that the available range of addresses would run out very quickly when mobile phones, cars, refrigerators, etc all had their own Internet Addresses. So a new more expandable system was devised that had Internet Addresses now written as AA:12:BC:17:NM:01:JJ:89.

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