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On Wed, 29 May 91 12:20:20 EDT Jean-Serge Gagnon said:
>Does anyone know of a place where I can get a description of the
>different networks on the planet.

Here's a note from a different list about a book that will help:

Mark Bodenstein  (mab@cornellc)
Cornell University


Date:         Thu, 15 Nov 90 10:56:30 GMT
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Subject:      The Matrix

Perhaps not the right list for this (but certainly not the wrong one).

I just got a copy of "The Matrix" by John S. Quarterman, Digital Press
1990, ISBN 1-55558-033-5.  The subtitle is "Computer Networks and
Conferencing Systems Worldwide, and it is *fantastic* (although $50 for
a paperbound book is a couple of steps in the wrong direction).

If you ever wondered how Bitnet, DDN, JUNET, JANET, UUCP , etc. etc. are
interconnected and how to get from one to the other, then this book is a
great reference.  Although the copyright is 1990, the data (in the areas
I'm familiar with) seems closer to 1988.  Still, it's 700 pages of some
really thorough research.  Every 'postmaster' should have one.

Steve Kutzer, NAVSEA Lead Telecommunications Analyst
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