[ih] Hourglass model question

Joe Touch touch at strayalpha.com
Wed Jul 3 14:33:46 PDT 2019


On 7/3/2019 1:26 PM, Jack Haverty wrote:
> The problem we had back in the early 80s with forcing the Internet into
> that model was a result of the multiple endpoints involved in virtually
> every scenario.   Users were still at terminals, but only the TIP/TAC
> scenario (remote login) fit into the 7-layer model. 

FWIW, this recalls the elevators and parking lots issue in Padlipsky's
book...

Although both that and the idea of "gathering info from everywhere" seem
disconnected from the 7-layer model, they do both fit quite well within
recursive models, FWIW.

Joe




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