[ih] question re "F" in RFC 819 name/address example

[J. Noel Chiappa]

    > From: gfscho at wm.edu

    > In RFC 819, Jon Postel explains the difference between the ARPANET
    > naming convention and the proposed Internet naming convention (the DNS)
    > using this address comparison -
    > ARPANET Convention:   Fred at ISIF
    > Internet Convention:  Fred at F.ISI.ARPA
    > What does the "F" stand for in these addresses?

ISI had a series of PDP-10 time-sharing computers running TENEX, named, with
great ingenuity and originality, ISI-A, ISI-B, etc, etc. (I think BBN had the
same thing.)

    > And, less important but also of interest to me, did "Fred" refer to
    > anyone in particular or was Postel just using a generic name here?

No, "Fred" was just the common meta-name back then.

    > Many thanks if anyone can answer these questions.

Sure.

	Noel