[ih] Domain Names

[Vint Cerf]

is ari on the list?


On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:11 AM, John Day wrote:

> There was a program at SEX that would generate a TTY map  
> automatically of what hosts were up and down.  They were formatted  
> to print out on a model 33 teletype or better yet a model  37 to fit  
> on one standard piece of paper.  I remember it very distinctly and  
> probably have one of the maps squirreled away somewhere.  Ask  
> Ollikanen, he will remember it.
>
> It was quite popular.  So much so that people were asked to not  
> connect to it so often.  And as I said, it went away when it was no  
> longer possible to fit all of the hosts on one sheet of paper.  So  
> it was probably defunct by 1972 or so.
>
> Take care,
> John
>
>
> At 8:54 -0500 2010/01/20, Vint Cerf wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> As far as I recall, the network maps were made by BBN. I was the  
>> chief programmer at the NMC but I don't recall making maps. The  
>> Network Analysis Corporation (run by Howard Frank) did make maps to  
>> analyze alternative topologies. Steve Crocker also thinks these  
>> early maps were made by BBN.
>>
>> vint
>>
>>
>> On Jan 20, 2010, at 8:28 AM, John Day wrote:
>>
>>> Actually this was much later.  The original ARPANET maps were  
>>> generated by UCLA-NMC.  There was a well-known port on SEX (Sigma  
>>> Exec) that you would connect to and it would send an APRPANET map  
>>> that would print on one sheet of paper.  It also showed what hosts  
>>> were currently up or down. It was discontinued (if I remember  
>>> right) when it would no longer fit on one sheet.  ;-)  It was a  
>>> very popular port if I remember.
>>>
>>> Take care,
>>> John
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regarding maps -- they were compiled by the Network Operations  
>>>> Center at
>>>> BBN.  Frequency varied. At one time I think they were updated  
>>>> monthly.
>>>> Later every quarter.  They only showed ARPANET connectivity.  A  
>>>> selection
>>>> was published some years ago in Computer Communication Review  
>>>> (and I think
>>>> was put on-line by Chris Edmondson at UT).
>>>>
>>>> As the Internet took off, Mike Brescia at the NOC used to  
>>>> periodically put
>>>> together Internet maps, I think mostly to help NOC folks as they  
>>>> interacted
>>>> with the rest of the Net.  These maps were published for some  
>>>> years in the
>>>> IETF proceedings (www.ietf.org).  I also have some color versions  
>>>> made for
>>>> 35mm slides by BBN's art department.
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