Network description

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3 total messages Started by Jean-Serge Gagnon Wed, 29 May 1991 16:20

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Author: Jean-Serge Gagnon
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 16:20

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Does anyone know of a place where I can get a description of the
different networks on the planet.

Maybe a file describing where the machines are, where there are
gateways, nodes, relays, what is connected to what and where.
Statistics on use, traffic, demand, etc... would also be useful.

Something else, the history of the different networks and the
differences between them. Also what about the reason for the
variety of protocols.

I am asking this because someone I know is doing a paper explaining
these things. He doesn't have access to the networks free of charge.

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Re: Network description

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Author: David Skeen
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 20:22

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A starting point would be Quarterman and Hoskins, Notable computer
networks in Communications of the ACM, 29:10 (Oct '86).  At least this
provides some of the history; I'd like to hear about a more up-to-date
reference.
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Re: Network description

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Author: Daniel Upthegrove
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1991 06:33

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I'm no expert on the various networks, but I found a reference book that
makes me sound like I sometimes know a lot more than I do.

    !%@::  A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks

    Donnalyn Frey and Rick Adams
    O'Reilly & Associates
    632 Petaluma Avenue
    Sebastopol, CA  95472
    2nd Edition, 1990

It has a lot of, but maybe not all, of what you're looking for.

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