[ih] ARPAnet and nuclear survivability
Noel Chiappa
jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu
Tue Sep 1 15:03:29 PDT 2009
> From: "Bernie Cosell" <bernie at fantasyfarm.com>
> OTOH the IMP *was* originally delivered in a fully mil-spec ruggedized
> case...
I think that was in mostly just for reliability/robustness; I think one
ARPANet history (maybe 'Where Wizards Stay Up Late') discusses the reasoning.
If that old story about the milkshake is true, it might have been a wise
choice, though... :-)
Noel
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