International Conference on Computer Communications
The first International Conference on Computer Communications was held October 24–26, 1972 in Washington, DC at the Hilton Washington. It was organized by BBN Technologies under the direction of Bob Kahn and was one of the first public demonstrations of computer networking technology and functionality as well as products of the ARPANET project.
IPTO Director Lawrence Roberts, who would serve as the conference's chair, decided that the ICCC would be the ideal place to showcase the capabilities of ARPANET. With the help of MIT professor Al Vezza, Khan enlisted help from across the country of scientists and students working with ARPANET. A Terminal Interface Processor was installed at the Hilton, connected to ARPANET by a dedicated phone line installed by AT&T, and then connected to dozens of terminals set up on the floor. The conference began with a VIP reception on the 22nd before opening on the 24th. The ARPANET demo was a "mind-blowing" success, connecting attendees to systems across the nation and abroad to engage them in a variety of activities, including interacting with an air traffic control system and playing computer chess. The success of the demo prompted an acceleration of the use and expansion of ARPANET, bringing the network closer to becoming the modern internet.[1][2][3]
Bob Metcalfe wrote a book called "Scenarios" that described 19 ways the network could be used.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pelkey, James. "6.12 ICCC Demonstration 1971-1972". Entrepreneurial Capitalism and Innovation: A History of Computer Communications 1968–1988.
- ^ Seel, Peter B. (2012). Digital Universe: The Global Telecommunication Revolution. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 58–60. ISBN 9781405153294.
- ^ Moschovitis, Christos J. P (1999). History of the Internet : a chronology, 1843 to the present. Internet Archive. ABC-CLIO. pp. 75–6. ISBN 978-1-57607-118-2.
- ^ "Scenarios for using the ARPANET" (PDF).
- ^ "Oral History of Robert Metcalfe" (PDF).
Further reading
[edit]- Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet Katie Hafner (with Matthew Lyon) (Simon & Schuster, 1996) ISBN 0-684-83267-4