Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-29 Thread Jay Ashworth 
- Original Message -
 From: John Kristoff j...@cymru.com

 On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:14:18 -0400 (EDT)
 Jay Ashworth j...@baylink.com wrote:
  Oh hell; now we'll *never* lay the ghost of packet switching was
  invented to create a nuclear-war-survivable network.
 
 Maybe you're confusing the invention of packet switching with the
 creation of the ARPANET?

In fact, I probably was.  Sorry for the allegedly humorous noise.

Cheers,
-- jra

Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-29 Thread Raymond Macharia 
it goes to show that the greatest and I must add unsung heroes have the
greatest impact on our lives even when we do not know it.

Regards
Raymond Macharia


On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 6:44 AM, Dobbins, Roland rdobb...@arbor.net wrote:


 
 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032811-paul-baran-packet-switching-obit.html
 

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 Roland Dobbins rdobb...@arbor.net // http://www.arbornetworks.com

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

  -- Oscar Wilde

Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-28 Thread Jay Ashworth 
- Original Message -
 From: Roland Dobbins rdobb...@arbor.net

 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032811-paul-baran-packet-switching-obit.html

Oh hell; now we'll *never* lay the ghost of packet switching was
invented to create a nuclear-war-survivable network.

[ reads obit ]

See?

Happy Landings, Dr B.

Cheers,
-- jra

Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-28 Thread Lucy Lynch 

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011, Jay Ashworth wrote:


- Original Message -

From: Roland Dobbins rdobb...@arbor.net



http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032811-paul-baran-packet-switching-obit.html


Oh hell; now we'll *never* lay the ghost of packet switching was
invented to create a nuclear-war-survivable network.

[ reads obit ]

See?


The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Ransom Stoddard: You're not going to use the story, Mr. Scott?
Maxwell Scott: No, sir. This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes 
fact, print the legend.


- Lucy



Happy Landings, Dr B.

Cheers,
-- jra

Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-28 Thread Paul Graydon 

On 03/28/2011 03:14 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:

- Original Message -

From: Roland Dobbinsrdobb...@arbor.net
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032811-paul-baran-packet-switching-obit.html

Oh hell; now we'll *never* lay the ghost of packet switching was
invented to create a nuclear-war-survivable network.

[ reads obit ]

See?

Happy Landings, Dr B.

If it's good enough to use as a source for Wikipedia, who's to tell what 
is and what isn't factual.

Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-28 Thread John Kristoff 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:14:18 -0400 (EDT)
Jay Ashworth j...@baylink.com wrote:

 Oh hell; now we'll *never* lay the ghost of packet switching was
 invented to create a nuclear-war-survivable network.

Maybe you're confusing the invention of packet switching with the
creation of the ARPANET?  Survivability, particular to enemy attack,
was a prime motivator for Baran's original ideas as published in he
IEEE Transactions of Communications 1964 paper.  ARPANET's motivation
was apparently very different.  The Network World article looks to be
factually accurate to me. Looks like this was used as a primary source
for the article:

  http://www.rand.org/about/history/baran.list.html

John

Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-27 Thread Dobbins, Roland 

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032811-paul-baran-packet-switching-obit.html

---
Roland Dobbins rdobb...@arbor.net // http://www.arbornetworks.com

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

  -- Oscar Wilde

Re: Paul Baran, RIP.

2011-03-27 Thread Dave CROCKER 



On 3/28/2011 5:44 AM, Dobbins, Roland wrote:


http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032811-paul-baran-packet-switching-obit.html



Katie Hafner's (Where Wizards Stay Up Late) obit on Paul is also quite good:

   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/technology/28baran.html?_r=1src=busln

--

  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net