Re: TCP adoption in 1984

Vint Cerf via Internet-history <[email protected]>
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I don't think it needed ethernet - it was connecting PRNET to Arpanet and
SATNET and likely used BBN 1822 interfaces on the IMP sides. Less clear to
me what the interface looked like on the packet radio side - maybe a bit
serial link?

v


On Sun, May 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM Carsten Bormann via Internet-history <
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> On 2026-05-03, at 14:35, Craig Partridge via Internet-history <
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> > I don't recall if it supported Ethernet or simply connected two
> > ARPANET-technology networks (of which there were a few at the time).
>
> https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/virginia-travers/
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> …talks about “radio and satellite”.
> 1976/1977!
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> Grüße, Carsten
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