1. Where Wizards Stay Up Late
... proposal. Hearts options were limited because the microcomputer industry was still young. Control to the design of the network was the idea that the subnet of IMP's should operate invisibly. (pg 99). After many meetings and decisions, the BBN team submitted its proposal to the ARPA on September 6th, 1968. ... BBN relished opportunities to spook the telephone company repair people with their ability to detect, and eventually predict line trouble from afar. As soon as IMP number five was installed at BBN, the team stepped up its testing program to measure network performance and its limita...
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