[ih] David Farber has passed away

[Karl Auerbach]

Dave Farber was, indirectly, my mentor.  His DCS project was, to me, a 
revelation, a view of a network as less a collection of machines 
connected by communications links and more as complex, distributed 
system that exhibited feedback pressures and loops, race conditions, and 
other aspects more familiar to those who work with distributed 
industrial or biological processes.

Dave Farber has left a large and positive mark on our world.

         --karl--


On 2/8/26 4:47 AM, vinton cerf via Internet-history wrote:
>  From Jun Murai:
>
> We are heartbroken to report that our colleague -- our mentor, friend, and
> conscience -- David J. Farber passed away suddenly at his home in Roppongi,
> Tokyo. He left us on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at the too-young age of 91.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jun