[ih] History of Network Virtual Terminal (NVT)

[Vint Cerf]

this was an idea that emerged from the network working group.

Steve Crocker led that group and might have better answers.
this was not something that BBN designed - it came from the NWG,
of course BBN had people involved in the WG. As I recall, Dave
Walden was a strong proponent of the Do/Don't/Will/Won't idea.

vint


On Jan 22, 2010, at 7:33 AM, Matthias Bärwolff wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've been trying to find out about the actual origins of NVT, but  
> cannot
> find statements other than (1) that a common terminal representation
> would be good, or (2) that it exists in the shape of NVT. So where  
> does
> it come from? Did the BBN guys specify it when building the TIPs  
> (which
> did just that: the character conversion between the local terminal and
> NVT)? Or did it emerge from the work on Telnet in the NWG?
>
> Thanks for all hints.
>
> Matthias
>
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