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Insights from Danny's Festschrift: Early ARPAnet Hardware View

Dive into the hardware of the early ARPAnet days featuring voice conferencing, fax machines, and control interfaces. Learn valuable lessons shared by Bob Parker and Randy Cole at Danny's Festschrift.

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Insights from Danny's Festschrift: Early ARPAnet Hardware View

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  1. Danny's FestschriftMarch 2, 2013 A Hardware View of the Early ARPAnet Days Bob Parker and Randy Cole

  2. Human Interface Hardware in the Early Years • 1973 – Portable terminal, 8 lines of 32 characters, acoustically coupled • 1974 – Xerox Graphics Printer connected to ARPAnet • 1981 - Rapicom Fax machine interfaced thru “Faxie” • Fax scans managed as documents, stored and delivered in the ARPAnet

  3. Network Voice Conferencing Packet Voice Conference movie Jan. 1978 • 1975- control interfaces • 1981 –Switched Telephone Network Interface http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGat1jRQ_SM

  4. Some Lessons We Learned from Danny • When you fly a Cessna below a certain speed with the landing gear up, it's best to tell your passengers that the klaxon they hear doesn't mean they're doomed • The FAA recommends that you verify the oil filler cap is on really tight before takeoff • Remember that when you fly a Cessna at 40,000 feet, the control actuators might freeze

  5. More Lessons • Check to see if gale force Santa Ana winds are in the forecast before you sail your small boat out of the Marina • Being Danny's secretary can be fun, and it's even more fun if you're stoned • Never hang dry cleaning from your handlebars. Flying is best done in an airplane, and a 3-point landing does not mean both hands and your face

  6. More Lessons (2) • You can compress speech as much as you want, if you're not too picky about quality • Do not buy an SPS-41 • The speed limit on Lincoln Boulevard is not 80 miles per hour

  7. More Lessons (3) • Sometimes it's better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission • When you really want something, always ask Keith. Tom is only authorized to say "no". • It's a good idea to turn off the shower before you leave for Israel • When the Union 76 station catches fire with your car inside, it's good to know someone like Danny who will lend you his old car, even if it is a Pinto wagon

  8. More Lessons (4) • Most importantly, always look for someone like Danny to work with • If we could live it all over again, Randy and I would not change a thing. Thanks for a wild ride! • Best wishes for your retirement, • Bob and Nancy Parker • Randy and Carolyn (Crew-Cut) Cole

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