TYMNET
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TYMNET (later usually referred to as Tymnet) was a data network made initially for connecting Tymshare hosts, but over time expanding to its own entity offering commercial service.
Further reading
- Mischa Schwartz, Computer-Communication Network Design and Analysis, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1977 - an older instance of TYMNET is covered in some detail in Chapter 2, pp. 25-35
External links
- The Origins of Tymnet
- Schematic of Tymshare’s Tymnet network
- An Interview with Norman Hardy - covers the early history of TYMNET in some detail
- Oral History of Ann Hardy - one of the first technical employees at Tymshare, this mentions the origins of TYMNET
