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Jnc: Chaos confusion fix

2023-12-12T15:52:37Z

Chaos confusion fix

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	The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].		The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].

	NCP is also used to refer to the [[LISP machine]] [[Chaosnet]] [[protocol stack\|stack]], and software for [[IBM]]'s a 37xx communications controller. It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the [[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].		NCP is also used to refer to the [[LISP machine]] [[Chaosnet\|Chaos]] [[protocol stack\|stack]], and software for [[IBM]]'s a 37xx communications controller. It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the [[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].

	{{disambiguation}}		{{disambiguation}}

Larsbrinkhoff: Lispm and IBM joins the fray.

2023-08-18T05:56:49Z

Lispm and IBM joins the fray.

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	The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].		The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].

	It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the [[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].		NCP is also used to refer to the [[LISP machine]] [[Chaosnet]] [[protocol stack\|stack]], and software for [[IBM]]'s a 37xx communications controller. It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the [[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].

	{{disambiguation}}		{{disambiguation}}

Jnc: typo

2022-06-29T12:58:58Z

typo

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	The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].		The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].

	It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the[[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].		It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the [[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].

	{{disambiguation}}		{{disambiguation}}

Jnc: Give history/changing meaning of NCP on the ARPANET

2022-06-28T19:03:18Z

Give history/changing meaning of NCP on the ARPANET

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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Network Control Program]]		The acronym '''NCP''', when associated with the [[ARPANET]], changed its meaning there over time. Originally it was an acronym for the [[Network Control Program (ARPANET)\|Network Control Program]] - the collection of software on the [[host]]s which implemented the [[protocol suite]] of the ARPANET. It later (once there was a second protocol suite, [[TCP/IP]], available there) became used to refer to the original protocol suite itself. For such a meaning, the original expansion was inappropriate, so starting with RFC-772 (from September 1980), it became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] for [[Network Control Protocol]].

			It is possible that it was also used to refer to the [[DECnet]] software management program, the[[Network Control Program (DECnet)\|Network Control Program]].

			{{disambiguation}}

Jnc: Jnc moved page NCP to Network Control Program: Follow system of full names

2018-03-15T18:23:07Z

Jnc moved page NCP to Network Control Program: Follow system of full names

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#REDIRECT [[Network Control Program]]