On October 20, 2021 at 16:08 m...@beckman.org (Mel Beckman) wrote:
> Mark,
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> Before 1983, the ARPANET wasn’t an internet, let alone The Internet. Each
> ARPANET connection required a host-specific interface (the “IMP”) and simplex
> Network Control Protocol (NCP). NCP used users' email addresses, and routing
> had to be specified in advance within each NCP message.
Then again there were IMPs fitted to various systems like TOPS-10,
ITS, Vax/BSD Unix, IBM370, etc.
So was that really all that different from ethernet vs, oh, wi-fi or
fiber today, you needed an adapter?
>
> Even so, the Internet as a platform open to anyone didn’t start until 1992. I
> know you joined late, in 1999, so you probably missed out on this history. :)
Well, we certainly tried in 1989 :-) We had customers from all over
The World, um, the big round one you see when you look down.
>
> -mel
>
>
> On Oct 20, 2021, at 8:43 AM, Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:
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> On 10/20/21 17:26, Mel Beckman wrote:
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> Mark,
>
> As long as we’re being pedantic, January 1, 1983 is considered the
> official birthday of the Internet, when TCP/IP first let different
> kinds of computers on different networks talk to each other.
>
> It’s 2021, hence the Internet is less than, not more than, 40 years
> old. Given your mathematical skills, I put no stock in your claim
> that
> we still can’t “buy an NMS that just works.” :)
>
>
> Hehehe :-)...
>
> I guess we can reliably say that the ARPANET wasn't keen on pretty
> pictures, then, hehe :-)...
>
> Mark.
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