[ih] IETF relevance (was Memories of Flag Day?)

[vinton cerf]

official DEC fought like hell but research DEC got TCP somehow for
KL-10s/-20s.
Don't know whether they used the TENEX version or made their own? VAX was
probably a different story.

v


On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 6:20 PM Dave Crocker via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> On 8/30/2023 6:14 PM, Vint Cerf via Internet-history wrote:
> > IBM research did TCP/IP as well as HP and DEC.
>
> Hmmm.  DEC came to TCP/IP only in the late 1980s and only in fits and
> starts, after fighting TCP/IP quite vigorously.  Note, for example, that
> Wollongong made a lot of money selling an aftermarket stack for VMS.
>
> d/
>
> --
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorking
> bbiw.net
> mast:@dcrocker at mastodon.social
>
> --
> Internet-history mailing list
> Internet-history at elists.isoc.org
> https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/internet-history
>