Written on its 40th anniversary, a 10-part blog series by Steven M. Bellovin about the first designs and implementations of Usenet, which he co-invented.
Computer mail and messaging have probably been independently invented many times. I do not know who first invented these applications; I haven’t found any documented versions of computer mail that precede the one I helped create in 1965. This note describes my knowledge of the history of electronic mail and instant messaging.
A history of hacking group L0pht, their famous testimony to US Congress in 1998 where they claimed they could take down the internet in 30 minutes, and where the members ended up afterward.
Written on its 40th anniversary, a 10-part blog series by Steven M. Bellovin about the first designs and implementations of Usenet, which he co-invented.
Computer mail and messaging have probably been independently invented many times. I do not know who first invented these applications; I haven’t found any documented versions of computer mail that precede the one I helped create in 1965. This note describes my knowledge of the history of electronic mail and instant messaging.
A history of hacking group L0pht, their famous testimony to US Congress in 1998 where they claimed they could take down the internet in 30 minutes, and where the members ended up afterward.
RetroFed
tales_of_computing
Inside the digital clock from a Soyuz spacecraft (righto.com)
The story of the 3dfx Voodoo1 (fabiensanglard.net)
Peeking through logs (asylum.madhouse-project.org)
The Night Watch (pdf) (usenix.org)
The Early History of Usenet (2019) (cs.columbia.edu)
Written on its 40th anniversary, a 10-part blog series by Steven M. Bellovin about the first designs and implementations of Usenet, which he co-invented.
The History of Electronic Mail (multicians.org)
Computer mail and messaging have probably been independently invented many times. I do not know who first invented these applications; I haven’t found any documented versions of computer mail that precede the one I helped create in 1965. This note describes my knowledge of the history of electronic mail and instant messaging.
The Great Split (2000) (irc.org)
The Mother of All Demos (invention.si.edu)
Development of ternary computers at Moscow State University (computer-museum.ru)
The Complete History of Lemmings (2006) (javalemmings.com)
When SimCity got serious: the story of Maxis Business Simulations and SimRefinery (obscuritory.com)
A Disaster Foretold — And Ignored (washingtonpost.com)
A history of hacking group L0pht, their famous testimony to US Congress in 1998 where they claimed they could take down the internet in 30 minutes, and where the members ended up afterward.
Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal: Program Alarms (hq.nasa.gov)
"We can't send mail more than 500 miles" (web.mit.edu)
Report & photos from implementing RFC 1149 "IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers" (2001) (web.archive.org)
The curious case of the disappearing Polish S (medium.engineering)
A Story about 'Magic' (catb.org)