20 Jan
2014
20 Jan
'14
10:06 a.m.
I suspect we're at the tail end of the usage life
of devices that don't
speak IP.
Probably, but SNA will continue to die for the next 20 years, as it
has the previous 20.
I'm mostly thinking about networking devices
80's > 00's
I assume then that CHM thinks that any pre-ARPAnet networking is worthy, right?
So, what needs to be preserved?
I might think any of the networking standards from the major players -
clearly IBM, but also CDC, Burroughs, etc. Military stuff, too (some
of which might still be in use).
in 2010, but it is a big topic and there were a lot of
evolutionary
dead-ends.
But some evolutionary dead-ends are certainly important and historic.
I know there are huge swaths of telephony and
networking that I've
never
even looked at.
Some day the telephone people with get serious about their history (or
at least the history of what happens beyond the kitchen wall), so I
would suggest CHM lets them deal with their documentation and
knowledge. I see hope - there are more and more guys that have started
real work in old central office and long lines technology, and the
number seems to be growing. They just need to be "shown the way".
--
Will