On October 16th, we lost a real friend and hero. Sigh....
Amen. Long Live Jon Postel !!
He should have been better known for his work. The intertubes will miss you
I bet it was terribly hard for Vint to write that. Was really nice to read though, and to know that he had a good enough friend to express his deep sorrow so publicly.
While we are on the subject of "the godfathers of the Internet", when is a documentary coming out that tells the story? There was a really long documentary done on the BBS, surely someone (myself included) would find it interesting.
//warren
Quite a few of us felt compelled to remark on his life and effect on us.
They've been nicely collected at postel.org:
<http://postel.org/remembrances/>
Speak softly and carry a big registry.
d/
One day I hope he'll be featured in school history lessons.
An amazing legacy - something approaching 1/3rd of the planet's
population uses it every time they use the 'nets.
Gord
I'm not sure about a documentary, but a group of us are working on identifying all the different independent archives that have records from "the early years" with the idea of creating a Smithsonian/national archive collection at some point. We'll probably issue an rfc early next year.
Hopefully someone remembers to call it the Postel Historical Institute[*].
[*] RFC 1607
I can recommend "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" by Katie Hafner
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wizards-Stay-Up-Late/dp/0684832674
A really good read IMHO.
Will
I can recommend "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" by Katie Hafner
A really good read IMHO.
An excellent read, highly recommended! Also check out Steven Levy's
Hackers. It goes a bit beyond the Internet, but the first part is
definitely relevant.
I would love to see an actual documentary put together, though. Surely
there has to be footage out there of the early days.
Will
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Hash: SHA1> I can recommend "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" by Katie Hafner
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> Amazon.com
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> A really good read IMHO.An excellent read, highly recommended! Also check out Steven Levy's
Hackers. It goes a bit beyond the Internet, but the first part is
definitely relevant.I would love to see an actual documentary put together, though. Surely
there has to be footage out there of the early days.
I have video footage of the ANS / NSFnet NOC in the days of the T1 and
T3 NSFnet. Also have many early network maps of NSFnet. And stored away
in my collection are 9 of the IBM RT's that were used in the T1 NSFnet,
some still with their original software and configurations, along with all
the Token Ring gear and cables. One of these RT's was the software
development machine used by Merit to develop rcp-routed, with all the
source code still on the hard drive.
And hanging on my wall in my office is the backdrop used in a
promotional video (when ANS was bidding for the T3-NSFnet grant). This
consisted of a view of mostly the Northern hemisphere, with blinky lights,
and arrows, and lines showing the first T3 link between Ann Arbor and
Virginia(?).
I know of one other ex-ANS employee who "collected" old hardware and
documentation, as well. Guess we both figured it was something that
shouldn't be lost to the dumpster...
--- Jay Nugent
> While we are on the subject of "the godfathers of the Internet", when is a
> documentary coming out that tells the story? There was a really long
> documentary done on the BBS, surely someone (myself included) would find it
> interesting.I can recommend "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" by Katie Hafner
A really good read IMHO.
As is RFC2468 (Who do we appreciate!) - "I REMEMBER IANA"