[ih] What is the origin of the root account?

[John Day]

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>Hey Bernie!
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>According to http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc801.txt (NCP/TCP Transition 
>Plan) - dated 1981
>- Gary Grossman @ DTI had a VAX/VMS implementation

Yes, but there were earlier ones on an 11/45 and an 11/70.  At least 
2 on the 11/70.  The VAX was pretty late.

>- Bob Braden had UCLA's "360 or 370" talking TCP/IP under OS/MVS and OS/MVT
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