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: Eh, no biggie. It's not that clear, so I'll add a bit of detail. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 16:06, 16 March 2018 (CET) | : Eh, no biggie. It's not that clear, so I'll add a bit of detail. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 16:06, 16 March 2018 (CET) | ||
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| + | :*IMP is a misnomer, They were passing computer to computer message packets, which would later become part of IP, Internet Proticall | ||
<blockquote>"The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was the forerunner of the Internet. From July 1988 to November 1992, the NSFNET's T1 backbone network used routers built from multiple RT PCs (typically nine) interconnect by a Token Ring LAN."</blockquote> [[User:ForOldHack|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack|talk]]) 09:53, 5 July 2020 (CEST) | <blockquote>"The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was the forerunner of the Internet. From July 1988 to November 1992, the NSFNET's T1 backbone network used routers built from multiple RT PCs (typically nine) interconnect by a Token Ring LAN."</blockquote> [[User:ForOldHack|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack|talk]]) 09:53, 5 July 2020 (CEST) | ||
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IMP varieties
More IMP varieties? 316, Pluribus, C30. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 06:38, 16 March 2018 (CET)
- Not necessarily. It's just that current text makes it sound like the 516 IMP was the only model. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 14:52, 16 March 2018 (CET)
- Sorry, I missed that! Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 15:57 16 March 2018 (CET)
- Eh, no biggie. It's not that clear, so I'll add a bit of detail. Jnc (talk) 16:06, 16 March 2018 (CET)
- I was under the impression that IBM RTs ( weird old RISC ) served as a IMP*, but apparently they predated IMPs,
- IMP is a misnomer, They were passing computer to computer message packets, which would later become part of IP, Internet Proticall
"The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was the forerunner of the Internet. From July 1988 to November 1992, the NSFNET's T1 backbone network used routers built from multiple RT PCs (typically nine) interconnect by a Token Ring LAN."ForOldHack (talk) 09:53, 5 July 2020 (CEST)
