jul 17, 1969 - ARPA Awards a Contract to the Bolt, Baranek, and Knewman Corporation to Develop a IMP
Description:
-Interface Message Processor (IMP)-This device breaks data streams into the "packets" of information
-An IMP allows data from more than one source to be transmitted over the same transmission line
-This makes the internet possible
-The internet is referred tp as a "packet-switching" network
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Date:
jul 17, 1969
Now
~ 56 years ago