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- 1Book revival spotlights origins of the internet's RFC documents●today's TIL from Where Wizards Stay Up Late was about the origins of the RFC or "Request for Comment". i've seen these k
A reader of 'Where Wizards Stay Up Late' shared a detail about how the Request for Comment documents, the technical memos that shaped the internet's early standards, got their name. Steve Crocker, who wrote the first RFC in 1969, deliberately used the humble 'request for comment' label to avoid sounding too declarative and to invite open discussion among researchers building ARPANET. The anecdote is prompting people to share their own histories with RFCs and the informal culture behind early internet engineering.
- 2Readers praise new history of the ARPAnet▼i'm genuinely surprised at how well the authors of this history of the ARPAnet strike a balance between careful technica
A recently published history of the ARPAnet, the precursor to the modern internet, is drawing warm reactions from readers. One reader highlighted how the authors balance careful technical descriptions of the hardware and software with accessible metaphors and vivid portraits of the personalities involved, saying they learn something new every few pages. The praise suggests the book is resonating with both technical and general audiences interested in computing history.
- 3What was the first message ever sent over the internet?▼Question of the Day: What was the first message ever sent over the internet?
News outlet KVAL is asking readers a trivia question: what was the first message ever sent over the internet? The widely cited answer is that the first ARPANET message, sent on 29 October 1969 between UCLA and Stanford, was meant to be 'LOGIN' but the system crashed after just two letters, making 'LO' the first message.