[ih] Fwd: As Flag Day approaches at CMU

[Vint Cerf]

i agree with that conclusion, Olivier
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On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via
Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> That was the Rutherford Appleton Lab IBM-B, uk.ac.rl.ib aka
> UKACRL.BITNET / EARN.UKACRL
>
> But I do not think that this was ever connected to the Arpanet using NCP.
> Kindest regards,
>
> Olivier
>
>
> On 06/09/2025 11:12, vinton cerf via Internet-history wrote:
> > I don't think so but weren't they connected to a major IBM facility by
> way
> > of JANET?
> > v
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM Eberhard W Lisse via Internet-history <
> > internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Didn't UCL use IBM in 73?
> >>
> >> el
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> On Sep 6, 2025 at 10:34 +0200, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via
> >> Internet-history<internet-history at elists.isoc.org>, wrote:
> >>> Fascinating.
> >>> I notice there's not mention of IBM VM/CMS which was the mainstay of
> >>> EARN/BITNET.
> >>>
> >>> Is it because there were no such computers on the Arpanet?
> >>> Kindest regards,
> >>>
> >>> Olivier
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 06/09/2025 04:33, Barbara Denny via Internet-history wrote:
> >>>> Oops.  Somehow a .  got inserted in the url.
> >>>> This one should work.
> >>>> https://self-issued.info/Smiley/Arpanet_Protocol_Thread.html
> >>>> barbara
> >>>> On Friday, September 5, 2025 at 08:10:41 PM PDT, Greg Skinner via
> >> Internet-history<internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> >>>> forwarded for Barbara
> >>>>
> >>>>>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> >>>>>> From: Barbara Denny<b_a_denny at yahoo.com>
> >>>>>> To: Internet-history<internet-history at elists.isoc.org>
> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 5, 2025 at 07:49:12 PM PDT
> >>>>>> Subject: As Flag Day approaches at CMU
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Some of you might be interested in this link.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> https://self-issued.info/S.miley/Arpanet_Protocol_Thread.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It covers cmu messages as flag day approaches.  They were
> >> recovered when Jeff Baird was trying to find Scott Fahlman's smiley :-)
> >> bboard post.
> >>>>>> The messages include when the ARPAnet  temporarily shut off  NCP
> >> twice before flag day.  Vint, was one of those times you ????? I think I
> >> remember you mentioned doing this but I wouldn't be surprised if I am
> wrong.
> >>>>>> barbara
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