[ih] Dave Mills has passed away

[John Chew]

I never got to meet Dave Mills, but this conversation has dredged up happy
but faded memories of writing an NTP driver for in-house use on some Macs
in the late 1980s. I remember being impressed with the elegance of the
design of the protocol, and how easy it made my task. Thanks and RIP, Dave.

John

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 10:13 AM Barbara Denny via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

>  I believe I first met Dave Mills when he was at Linkabit in the early
> 80s.  Even though I also think of him as Father Time,  his Fuzzballs were a
> frequent topic at meetings I attended.  In checking my Linkabit memory,  I
> found this oral history. I always enjoyed meetings more when he was present.
> https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/113899
>
> barbara
>     On Friday, January 19, 2024 at 03:37:07 AM PST, Patrik Fältström" via
> Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
>  On 19 Jan 2024, at 2:35, vinton cerf via Internet-history wrote:
>
> > His daughter, Leigh, just sent me the news that Dave passed away
> peacefully on January 17, 2024. He was such an iconic element of the early
> Internet.
> > Network Time Protocol, the Fuzzball routers of the early NSFNET, INARG
> taskforce lead, COMSAT Labs and University of Delaware and so much more.
> >
> > R.I.P.
>
> Indeed... :-(
>
> Patrik
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