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[John Day]

No idea.  Not even sure I still have a current email address for him

Ari, you there?

At 9:14 -0500 2010/01/20, Vint Cerf wrote:
>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.