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'''CHAOSnet''' was a [[protocol suite|protocol family]] invented at the [[MIT AI Laboratory]]. It provided a [[reliable byte stream]] service, but also had a [[datagram]] mode. | '''CHAOSnet''' was a [[protocol suite|protocol family]] invented at the [[MIT AI Laboratory]]. It provided a [[reliable byte stream]] service, but also had a [[datagram]] mode. | ||
− | It originally ran on early custom [[LAN]] technology designed at the AI Lab - a [[CSMA-CD]] system modeled on the [[Xerox | + | It originally ran on early custom [[LAN]] technology designed at the AI Lab - a [[CSMA-CD]] system modeled on the [[Xerox PARC]] 3 megabit/second [[Ethernet]], running over [[cable TV]] cable, also called 'CHAOSnet'. It was later made to run over standard 10 megabit/second Ethernet. |
There were implementations for at least [[Incompatible Timesharing System|ITS]], [[TOPS-20]], Lisp Machines, [[VMS|VAX/VMS]], [[BSD|BSD Unix]], and PDP-11 [[Unix Seventh Edition|Unix V7]]. | There were implementations for at least [[Incompatible Timesharing System|ITS]], [[TOPS-20]], Lisp Machines, [[VMS|VAX/VMS]], [[BSD|BSD Unix]], and PDP-11 [[Unix Seventh Edition|Unix V7]]. |
Revision as of 16:55, 21 April 2018
CHAOSnet was a protocol family invented at the MIT AI Laboratory. It provided a reliable byte stream service, but also had a datagram mode.
It originally ran on early custom LAN technology designed at the AI Lab - a CSMA-CD system modeled on the Xerox PARC 3 megabit/second Ethernet, running over cable TV cable, also called 'CHAOSnet'. It was later made to run over standard 10 megabit/second Ethernet.
There were implementations for at least ITS, TOPS-20, Lisp Machines, VAX/VMS, BSD Unix, and PDP-11 Unix V7.
External links
- Lisp Machine Chaosnet documentation Includes chapters on ITS, TOPS-20, Lisp Machine, and Unix implementations.