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==Host tables==

Speaking of ARPANET host tables, I now there are a few online, but a Web search couldn't find them (for the above). Any you know of, could we link to? Probably from [[ARPANET]] for the moment; I don't see any need for an ARPANET-host-table-specific at the moment. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 18:20, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

: There are surprisingly few host tables from the NCP era! My go-to resource is here: https://github.com/ttkzw/hosts.txt
: There are more in the MIT and SAIL archives, but I gather they may not be official BBN control center files.
: [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 18:48, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

:: Yes, I've had a hard time finding them in the past! I have a small number of versions squirreled away on my desk-top (they are useful research tools), but I don't think I made a note of where they came from, alas.
:: I wouldn't worry about whether they are official or not; the data is what's important. E.g. the MIT host tables had a long list of Chaosnet machines, which of course would not be in the BB+N ones. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 19:40, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

::: The [https://saildart.org/%5BNET,SYS%5D SAIL files called NAMES[NET,SYS]] run from 1972 to 1978. Apparently [https://saildart.org/%5BNET,MRC%5D HOSTS.TXT[NET,MRC]] took it from there to 1982. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 20:07, 9 August 2023 (CEST)

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